Government
How is citizen participation different in autocratic and democratic governments?
Citizen participation is greater in democratic governments because citizens have the power to vote on important matters.
What is a quota?
A limit on imported goods
How did the Columbian Exchange affect the indigenous population of Latin America?
It declined significantly due to the virulent diseases introduced by European explorers
The Cuban Revolution in the 1950s led to the end of the trade relationship between which country and Cuba?
The United States
How are prime ministers in parliamentary democracies different from presidents in presidential democracies?
Presidents are elected by the people, while prime ministers are chosen by legislatures.
What type of economy does Brazil have?
Brazil has a mixed economy with command and market elements.
How did European imperialism contribute to the distribution of religions shown in the chart?
Spanish missionaries forcefully spread their religion throughout Spanish territories.
What effect would ending the drug trade in Latin America have?
A reduction in poverty levels in Latin America
Which two bodies of water does the Panama Canal connect?
The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
Which city and country is being described?
Mexico City, Mexico
What was one major result of the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s?
The new government embraced communism, hurting relations between the United States and Cuba
Citizens have the right to free speech in which country?
Brazil
Why is the population density of Cuba much greater than the population density of Brazil?
Cuba has a smaller land area than Brazil
What are two main reasons that many people have immigrated to the United States from Latin America in recent decades?
They seek reliable employment and greater economic opportunity
They hope to escape the crime and violence associated with the War on Drugs
Why did the United States put an embargo on almost all trade with Cuba?
Cuba nationalized businesses owned by American investors
Citizens do not have the right to free speech in which country?
Cuba
Which country is being described? Many environmental problems in this country are related to the destruction of the world's largest tropical rain forest. While land of the rain forest has been cleared for agricultural purposes, deforestation has also been caused by illegal lumbering that the government has failed to stop.
Brazil
What are the main exports of Cuba, Brazil, and Mexico?
Cuba - Sugar Cane
Brazil - Coffee
Mexico - Oil
How did the spread of disease in the Americas affect the transatlantic slave trade?
European diseases killed much of the indigenous population that Europeans forced into slavery, leading to an increase in the transatlantic slave trade
Why are air pollution levels higher in Mexico City than in other similarly densely populated cities?
because Mexico City is surrounded by mountains that trap polluted air