History
What does indigenous mean?
Native to the area; from there
What physical feature takes up 1/3 of the continent of South America, and is also referred to as "the lungs of the Earth"?
The Amazon Rainforest
What type of economic system allows citizens and businesses to make the decisions?
Market
This type of government has total control over their citizens - you either cannot vote or you can only vote for the party already in control.
Autocratic
Why did America impose an embargo with Cuba?
the Cuban Missile Crisis
Why are Spanish and Portuguese the most commonly spoken languages in Latin America?
Spain and Portugal colonized most of Latin America
Which Latin American country shares a border with the United States?
Mexico
What is a tariff?
a tax imposed on imported goods
These two types of governments are both democratic:
Parliamentary and Presidential
In which country would you most likely hear Portuguese?
Brazil
Where did the majority of the work force come from when Europe colonized Latin America?
What mountain range extends over six countries throughout South America?
The Andes Mountains
This country has a command economy.
Cuba
This country requires that their citizens vote between the ages of 18-70.
Brazil
What is the correct chronological order of events:
1. European diseases soon wiped out Latin America's indigenous population.
2. Europeans conquered Latin America and forced many indigenous people into slavery.
3. Europeans kidnapped West Africans and forced them into slavery in Latin America.
4. Europeans began to look elsewhere for a free labor source.
2, 1, 4, 3
What is the Columbian exchange?
The process where Europeans created contact with indigenous people coming over to Latin America.
Which country is directly south of Florida, only 90 miles away from the US?
Cuba
The scale used to determine if a country is command or market is called the Economic ___________.
Continuum
Name one country in which citizens vote directly for their leaders (in Latin America):
Mexico or Brazil
Who converted Cuba into a Communist country?
Fidel Castro
What is the most widely practiced religion in Latin America?
Roman Catholic
Which mountain range is located in Mexico?
Sierra Madre Mountains
Brazil has been moving their economy towards being more like a __________ economy by doing what?
Market; by turning some state-run industries over to its citizens.
What does it mean to "censor" something?
to suppress or remove anything that could be considered objectionable (or unagreeable); to restrict what information is available to citizens.
Why do many people try to leave Latin America?
To escape poverty, drugs, have a better life with better opportunities