Physical Geography
The Panama Canal does which of the following?
A. Makes trade faster
B. Connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans
C. Makes travel quicker and easier
D. All answers are correct
What is D, all answers are correct
There are still tribes of uncontacted natives living in the Amazon.
What is true.
Soccer is the only sport that people play in Latin America.
What is false
There is no evidence of advanced engineering and math among ancient civilizations in Latin America.
What is false.
Though most countries speak Spanish, they each speak it in a different way. This difference of speech patterns is called an. . .
What is accent
If I was in Santiago, Chile and traveled south 500 miles what would we expect the temperature to do (provided I do not drastically change altitude or proximity to the Ocean)?
What is "get cooler"
Latin American governments primarily take this form:
What is a presidential republic.
Which of the following is NOT a major aspect of Latin American culture?
A. Dancing
B. Rice & beans
C. Cricket
D. Soccer/Futbol
What is C, cricket
The ancient civilization still around today with living descendants
What is Maya
One of the biggest factors that shapes current Latin American culture is:
A. Colonization by Spain/Portugal
B. Communism
C. World War II
D. All answers are incorrect
What is A, colonization by Spain/Portugal
Patagonia is located. . .
At the Southern Tip of South America (Argentina)
Cuba has a ________________ economy.
What is "communist"
Language and religion in Latin America can best be traced back to?
A. Spanish and Portuguese Colonization
B. Acrylic Alphabet
C. The Ottoman Empire
D. The American Revolution
What is A, Spanish and Portuguese Colonization
The 3 main ancient civilizations in Latin America
What are the Inca, Aztec, and Maya
Latin American countries export primarily:
A. cash crops (fruits, coffee, etc)
B. cars
C. heavy machinery
D. computers and complex technology
What is A, cash crops
What are the Andes Mountains
Which of the following could be a pull factor of immigration?
A. Better Jobs
B. Safer
C. Educational Opportunities
D. All of them
What is D, all of them
Define "homogenous culture"
What is "A culture with similar ethnicities, religion, ideas"
The Aztec capitol of Tenochtitlan was larger and cleaner than the European cities of the same time period.
What is true
All Latin American countries have a lower __________________ than the United States, which leads in part, to massive numbers of Latin American immigrants coming here.
Which of the following are both geographical features of Latin America?
A. Pyrenees Mountains, Balkan Peninsula
B. Gulf of Mexico, Ural Mountains
C. Panama Canal, Lake Titicaca
What is C, Panama Canal, Lake Titicaca
3 "push" factors for immigration.
What are:
Poverty
Fear
Disasters
Unemployment
Define ethnocentrism, ethnocentric
What is "Belief in the superiority of ones own culture"
The movement of goods between Latin America and Europe after colonization
Which country was the most prosperous country in South America, but due to poor government policies and economic downturns has become the poorest.
What is Venzuela.