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LA Independence
100
What are the main sources of air pollution in Mexico City? A. intense sunlight B. the high altitude C. factories and cars D. Cars that produce little or no air pollution
What is factories and cars?
100
A parliamentary democracy is used in which country? A. Brazil B. Canada C. Mexico
What is Canada?
100
In a command economy, who usually owns the farms and factories? A. individuals B. corporations C. the government
What is the government?
100
Cortes is most famous for which deed? A. conquering the Aztec empire B. starting construction of Mexico City C. Becoming friends with native people
What is conquering the Aztec empire?
100
Toussaint L'Ouverture was famous for his role in gaining independence for which country? A. Cuba B. Haiti C. Mexico
What is Haiti?
200
Which region of Mexico has the most people? A. Central Plateau B. northern deserts C. Sierra Madre Mountains
What is the Central Plateau?
200
A presidential democracy is used in which country? A. Australia B. Canada C. Mexico
What is Mexico?
200
Which country has the economic system closest to a pure market? A. Brazil B. Canada C. Cuba
What is Canada?
200
Who was the ruler of the Aztec when Cortes arrived in Mexico? A. Atahualpa B. Cortes C. Montezuma
What is Montezuma?
200
Simon Bolivar was known as the liberator for which people? A. Indigenous people B. Mexicans C. South Americans D. Spanish soldiers
What is South Americans?
300
What has been a major export for Cuba for the past two hundred years? A. coffee B. fish C. sugar
What is sugar?
300
What type of government exists in Brazil? A. communist B. monarchy C. presidential democracy
What is a presidential democracy?
300
What type of trade barrier involves adding a special tax onto goods brought into a country? A. embargo B. quota C. tariff
What is a tariff?
300
Which animal helped native people hunt and trade over a larger area? A. goat B. horse C. pig
What is a horse?
300
Miguel Hidalgo was known as the father of Independence for which country? A. Bolivia B. Mexico C. Peru
What is Mexico?
400
A similarity between Brazil and Cuba is that, in both countries, people tend to live in A. rural areas B. urban areas C. away from the ocean.
What is urban areas?
400
What type of government exists in Cuba? A. dictatorship B. monarchy C. parliamentary democracy
What is a dictatorship?
400
A main purpose of NAFTA was to A. increase trade by creating a large free trade zone B. create tariffs between Mexico and the US C. decrease the standard of living for some people while raising it for others
What is increase trade by creating a large free trade zone?
400
Where did Europeans find a cheap labor source for work in the New World? A. slaves from Africa B. settlers that came from Europe C. indigenious people of Central and South America
What is slaves from Africa?
400
Which country helped Castro build Cuba into a communist country? A. Mexico B. Soviet Union C. United States
What is the Soviet Union?
500
What are the two main languages of Latin America? A. English and French B. Spanish and Portuguese
What is Spanish and Portuguese?
500
Citizens of what country are considered to have the least freedom? A. Brazil B. Cuba C. Mexico
What is Cuba?
500
What is an example of human capital? A. a country's standard of living B. the cash a business has to spend C. the workers of a business or country
What is the workers of a business or country?
500
Which was a result of the defeat of the Aztec? A. Mexico City was burned B. Tenochtitlan was destroyed. C. Aztec artwork was collected D. The Spanish left Mexico and did not return.
What is Tenochtitlan was destroyed?
500
Which group do the Zapatistas support? A. Canadian farmers B. US factory workers C. indigenous people of Mexico
What is indigenous people of Mexico?