Deck 3: Latin America and the Caribbean

Question 1

Mexico City's main plaza (zocolo) sits atop the ________.

A) tombs of Spain's monarchs
B) Aztecs' holiest temples
C) gold stolen from Aztec priests in the colonial period
D) skeletons of thousands of Aztecs killed during the colonial period.

Answer 1

Aztecs' holiest temples

Question 2

The driest desert on Earth is the:

A) Sahara
B) Patagonian drylands
C) Atacama
D) region of northern Mexico

Answer 2

Atacama

Question 3

The lowest in elevation of Latin America's altitudinal life zones is the tierra:

A) caliente
B) templada
C) helada
D) fria

Answer 3

caliente

Question 4

Coffee and maize (corn), fruit trees, and vegetables are typical crops grown in Latin America's altitudinal life zone called the tierra:

A) caliente
B) templada
C) helada
D) fria

Question 5

The highest in elevation of Latin America's altitudinal life zones is the tierra:

A) caliente
B) templada
C) helada
D) fria

Question 6

The three largest civilizations thriving in Latin America when the Spanish and later Portuguese arrived were the Aztecs, Mayas, and the:

A) Cherokee
B) Sioux
C) Inca
D) Guarani

Question 7

ISI stands for:

A) immigrants standard integration
B) inter-tropical savanna ice storms
C) inter-colonial structural institutionalism
D) import substitution industrialization

Question 8

The ________ is loosely defined as economic activities that are NOT taxed or regulated by the government.

A) black market
B) informal economy
C) neoliberalism
D) syncretism

Question 9

The Southern Common Market is also called:

A) NAFTA
B) CAFTA
C) Mercosur
D) Andean Community

Question 10

________ are enclaves in countries where materials are imported, processed, and reexported as finished products, usually to Europe and the United States.

A) Export processing zones
B) Import-export processing areas
C) Manufacturing enclaves
D) International record mines

Question 11

The Orinoco River flows through ________ and Venezuela on its way to the Atlantic.

A) Colombia
B) Panama
C) Paraguay
D) Suriname

Question 12

The Llanos are plains in ________ and Venezuela.

A) Colombia
B) Panama
C) Paraguay
D) Suriname

Question 13

- The Uruguay River originates in:

A) Uruguay
B) Colombia
C) Venezuela
D) Brazil

Question 14

- The Sao Francisco River flows from Brazil into the:

A) Atlantic
B) Pacific
C) Caribbean
D) Gulf of Mexico

Question 15

Tropical wet and dry climates are found in areas of Brazil and:

A) Cuba
B) Mexico
C) Venezuela
D) all of these

Question 16

Mediterranean climate is found in areas of:

A) Cuba
B) Mexico
C) Venezuela
D) Chile

Question 17

Humid subtropical climates are found in areas of Brazil and:

A) Cuba
B) Mexico
C) Venezuela
D) Uruguay

Question 18

Steppe climates are found in areas of Brazil and:

A) Cuba
B) Mexico
C) Uruguay
D) Haiti

Question 19

By 1900, the population of Latin America and the Caribbean had reached about ________ million.

A) 25
B) 75
C) 200
D) 525

Question 20

By 2000, the population of Latin America and the Caribbean had reached about ________ million.

A) 25
B) 75
C) 200
D) 525

Question 21

By 1950, the population of Latin America and the Caribbean had reached about ________ million.

A) 25
B) 75
C) 160
D) 525

Question 22

By 2050, the population of Latin America and the Caribbean is estimated to reach about ________ million.

A) 200
B) 440
C) 525
D) 725

Question 23

Costa Rica is classified as a(n) ________ economy by the UN.

A) low
B) lower middle
C) upper middle
D) high

Question 24

Mexico is classified as a(n) ________ economy by the UN.

A) low
B) lower middle
C) upper middle
D) high

Question 25

Barbados is classified as a(n) ________ economy by the UN.

A) low
B) lower middle
C) upper middle
D) high

Question 26

Haiti is classified as a(n) ________ economy by the UN.

A) low
B) lower middle
C) upper middle
D) high

Question 27

Guatemala is classified as a(n) ________ economy by the UN.

A) low
B) lower middle
C) upper middle
D) high

Question 28

Panama is the only Central American or Caribbean country that does not get hit by hurricanes. Its latitude, mostly between 7 and 9 degrees north, is too ________ for hurricanes to develop.

A) windy
B) cold
C) low
D) hot

Question 29

The trip through the Panama Canal from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean will take a little less than one:

A) half hour
B) hour
C) day
D) year

Question 30

The Chinese have paid for the right to build a canal to compete with the Panama Canal through the country of:

A) Mexico
B) Nicaragua
C) Costa Rica
D) Guatemala

Question 31

Panama also has the world's second largest free trade zone, the ________ Free Trade Zone at the mouth of the Atlantic side of the canal.

A) Panama City
B) Colón
C) San Jose
D) La Isla Bonita

Question 32

The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of:

A) Hispaniola
B) Grenada
C) Cuba
D) Puerto Rico

Question 33

The Caribbean country with the most players on U.S. Major League Baseball teams is:

A) Cuba
B) Haiti
C) the Dominican Republic
D) St. Maarten

Question 34

French Guiana, Guyana, and ________ are located in South America, but are considered part of the Caribbean region.

A) Mexico
B) Puerto Rico
C) Suriname
D) Brazil

Question 35

As a member of ________, a free trade agreement with the United States and Canada, Mexico sends more than 85% of its exports to them.

A) ASEAN
B) NATO
C) EU
D) NAFTA

Question 36

Haiti has significant resources of bauxite, copper, and:

A) coal
B) gold
C) manganese
D) silver

Question 37

Anguilla, Puerto Rico, and ________ are among the few Caribbean territories that are NOT independent countries.

A) Haiti
B) Dominican Republic
C) Trinidad and Tobago
D) Martinique

Question 38

Most of the highways of South America are concentrated on the ________ and connect ________.

A) coast; large cities
B) mountains; mineral deposits
C) rivers; ports with indigenous tribal areas
D) plateaus; clusters of small towns

Question 39

Most countries in South America are predominantly ________ ethnicity.

A) African
B) mestizo
C) European
D) Asiatic

Question 40

Ecuador ships out ________ from its international airport to Miami and a few European cities.

A) coal
B) fresh flowers
C) bottled alcoholic beverages
D) lead

Question 41

Bolivia is the only country in Latin America with a majority (55%) ________ population.

A) indigenous
B) African
C) Asian
D) mestizo

Question 42

Colombia has been engaged in a battle to control the ________ trade that has gripped the country since the 1980s.

A) pharmaceutical
B) gold
C) diamond
D) cocaine

Question 43

Most of Argentina's industry is concentrated in metropolitan ________.

A) Cordoba
B) Rosario
C) Buenos Aires
D) Montevideo

Question 44

Chile's economy is strong, and though it relies heavily on ________ exports to China, it has diversified its exports.

A) automobile
B) copper
C) oil
D) agricultural

Question 45

Brazil makes large quantities of ethanol from:

A) sugar
B) wheat
C) barley
D) rice

Question 46

Guyana has world class deposits of:

A) tin
B) lead
C) diamonds
D) coal

Question 47

In South America, European ancestry is dominant in large areas of Argentina, Brazil, and:

A) Ecuador
B) Colombia
C) Bolivia
D) Uruguay

Question 48

Peru has large deposits of silver, tin, lead, and:

A) iodine
B) manganese
C) copper
D) diamonds

Question 49

Uruguay has major deposits of:

A) gold
B) silver
C) manganese
D) iron

Question 50

Currently, the two land uses that cause the most deforestation in the Amazon River basin are soybean cultivation and cattle ranching.

Question 51

Neoliberal economic policies emphasize competition in the global economy instead of protecting domestic industries.

Question 52

The Sierra Madre Oriental mountains are found on Mexico's western side.

Question 53

The only landlocked country in Latin America is Paraguay.

Question 54

Southern Venezuela is heavily populated.

Question 55

The most densely populated area of Mexico is the north.

Question 56

Southern Argentina is heavily populated.

Question 57

Latin American countries abandoned import substitution industrialization due to pressure from the World Bank.

Question 58

Costa Rica has no active volcanoes.

Question 59

Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean.

Question 60

Mexico has no areas of indigenous population in the north.

Question 61

Areas of mestizo/African ethnicity are found primarily along the Pacific Coast in Central America.

Question 62

Montserrat was originally colonized by the French and later controlled by the British.

Question 63

Jamaica was originally colonized by the French and later controlled by the British.

Question 64

Dominica was originally colonized by the French and later controlled by the British.

Question 65

Grenada was originally colonized by the French and later controlled by the British.

Question 66

By 1600, runaway slaves created settlements, called quilombos, in Brazil's hinterlands.

Question 67

Uruguay's capital city lies along its southern coast.

Question 68

Andean South America has no cities larger than five million people.

Question 69

Due to the dense rainforest vegetation, no highways link Bolivia and Brazil.

Question 70

Brazil's east coast is dominated by African and Mestizo/African ethnicity.

Question 71

Near the Brazilian city of Manaus are significant deposits of coal.

Question 72

Assess which of Latin America's climates provide the most challenge for development.

Question 73

Assess which of Latin America's environmental challenges will be easiest to overcome.

Question 74

Assess which colonial legacy has the most positive effect on economic development today.

Question 75

Evaluate the successes and failures of import substitution industrialization.

Question 76

Assess China's involvement in Latin America.

Question 77

Assess how tourism fits with the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Question 78

Assess which type of tourism might be the most lucrative in the future for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Question 79

Explain the geography of the drug trade in Latin American and the Caribbean.

Question 80

Evaluate how the decline of Roman Catholicism coincides with the changing roles of women.