Mexico
What is the Capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
South America was mostly colonized by these two Countries
Spain and Portugual
What famous singer from Jaimaca did the book mention was famous for his Reggae music?
Bob Marley
A _______________ is a factory run in Mexico that assembles imported materials into manufactured goods for export
Maquiladora
___________________ is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music.
Capoeira
Mexico is mostly an _____________ economy, focused on crops and farming
Agricultural
Unlike any other countries in Latin America, Brazil was colonized by the ________________
Portuguese
The Aztecs settled in what part of Latin America?
Central America
What is NAFTA, what does it do?
North American Free Trade Agreement, Allows for free trade with minimal taxation between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
In spite of Spanish domination, a lasting legacy of the Inca is Quechua, their ________________.
Language
Mexico was colonized mostly by what country?
Spain
The Andes Mountains of Peru were the cultural hearth for the
Panama was an excellent choice of location to build a canal because of its __________________.
geography/location
Besides making the economy more stable, another goal of Mercosur was too ___________________.
A. Decrease trade within the region
B. Decrease economic dependency on unstable global economies
C. increase dependencies on global markets
D. Increase trade with the United States and Canada
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Why were Africans brought to the Portuguese colony of Brazil?
To work on plantations (mostly sugar)
Which cultures blended to shape the development of Mexico?
Native Peoples and Spanish
Which of the following two countries gained controlof the landin South America as a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Spain and Portugal
The Panama Canal is in _______________ America. What bodies of water does it connect?
Central America, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What are the main economies of Central America and the Caribbean?
A. agriculture and industry
B. trade and industry
C. tourism and industry
D. agriculture and tourism
D
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlán
Why has developing a/an _______________ economy been hard for Mexico?
Industrial
Which country in Latin America has the largest population and largest territory?
Brazil
What was the reason for the union United Provinces of Central America?
Mexico declaring independence from Spain
The _________________ was developed to make the South American member economies more stable.
Mercosur
____________ combines a Braisilian dance with African influences?
The Samba