LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES - SEMESTER 1 REVIEW

BRAZIL AND THE AMAZON

100

This is the language spoken in Brazil

Portuguese 

200

This form of music and dance blends European and African influences together; it is the official music/dance of Brazil.

Samba

300

This syncretic religion is a mixture of Roman Catholic and Yoruba (West African) influences.

Candomble

400

These are the impromptu communities found in many Brazilian cities (sometimes referred to as slums).

Favelas

500

As of October 30, this is the current president of Brazil.

Lula

THE CARIBBEAN

100

This cash crop was the most valuable crop for European empires in the Caribbean, who imported enslaved Africans for labor on these plantations. 

Sugar (sugarcane) 

200

Led by Toussaint Louverture, this is the most successful slave revolt in history; former slaves from this country defeated the greatest general in history, Napoleon.

Haitian Revolution

300

This Spanish priest criticized Christopher Columbus' treatment of the native Caribbeans like the Taino/Arawak. 

Bartolomé de las Casas

400

This leader of the Cuban Revolution teamed up with an Argentine rebel named Ernesto "Che" Guevara; his revolution started as an Anti-Imperialist one, but turned into a communist revolution; after the revolution he became the dictator of Cuba.

Fidel Castro

500

This mass killing of Haitians was committed by forces from the Dominican Republic, though their dictator, Rafael Trujillo, denied knowing about it. 

The Parsley Massacre

THE SOUTHERN CONE

100

Official dance and music of Argentina

Tango

200

These are the indigenous peoples of Chile; for hundreds of years they resisted Spanish, then Chilean, control; former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet did not recognize their existence.

Mapuche

300

In addition to Spanish, this is the official language of Paraguay.

Guaraní

400

These are the "cowboys" of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay; many worked in the Pampas beef industry, which was the regions largest export for many years; Italian immigrants to Argentina found work as these types of ranchers; UCSB's mascot.

Guachos

500

In this devastating war, Paraguay fought against Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina; 60% of Paraguay's population was killed, including over 90% of their male population; this demographic shock has limited Paraguay's economic development to the present day. 

War of the Triple Alliance/Paraguayan War

GEOGRAPHY

100

Located in Brazil, this is the name of the world's 2nd longest river (but "largest" in terms of volume); it runs through a rainforest of the same name.

The Amazon

200

What is the capital of Brazil?

Brasilia

300

Located in Chile, this is the driest place on on earth. 

The Atacama Desert

400

This island is split between two countries: Haiti in the west, the Dominican Republic in the east.

Hispaniola

500

This is the wild, mountainous region of southern Argentina and Chile (also the name of a clothing, outdoors equipment brand). 

Patagonia

RANDOM

100

Found in Brazil, this is the largest wetland on earth.

The Pantanal

200

This acronym refers to the total economic output of a region.

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

300

This island in the Caribbean has been a United States territory for over 100 years, but has been denied statehood since.

Puerto Rico

400

In Brazil, these are mixed race peoples who are "too white to be black, too black to be white".

Pardo

500

This acronym refers to the quality of life, and is monitored every year by the United Nations.

HDI (Human Development Index)