Latin America Part 1
Why is Latin America called "LAtin America"
Spanish and Portguese are the most commonly spoken languages-Latin roots
Poor Farmers
Have or Have Nots
Have Nots
How many cultural regions of Africa are there?
2
North
Sub-Saharahan
Most enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to
the Americas to work on plantations
The countries of the Middle East share cultural similarities.
Which theme of geography is this?
Region
Who was at the top of Latin America's colonial hierarchy?
Penninsulares
Guerilla Fighters
Have or Have Nots
Have Nots
Who was the famous wealthy, Muslim ruler from Mali?
How did Europeans get enslaved Africans
traded goods like rum and guns to African slave trading nations
Which direction do all rivers flow?
downhill
L'overture led which country to independence?
Haiti
Which side did the US support during the Cold War in Latin America
Have or Have Nots
Have
What 2 major trade items made West Africa rich?
Gold and Salt
Which European countries had the most colonies in Africa?
Britain and France
What is it when culture and ideas spread from one place to another
cultural diffusion
True or False: After the revolutions in Latin America the social hierarchy was weakened
False
What American organization organized coups, spread propaganda, and assassinated leaders in Latin American countries?
CIA
What is a consensus
agreement made as a group?
Who was the British businessman who encouraged imperialism?
Cecil Rhodes
What economic system has the government control everything?
Command
Which group gained power after the revolutions in Latin America?
Creoles
Puerto Rico is a
a. state
b. self-governing territory
c. sovereign country
B
The practice of consulting the spirit world for answers is called
divination
Daily Double
In the Rwandan Genocide which ethnic group was the majoirty
Hutus
People who want small government are
Liberal or Conservative
Conservative