Question 1

Chile experienced an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in February 2010.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which Amerindian group lived in the Valley of Mexico,the site of modern day Mexico City?

Accepted Answer

A)   Maya
B)   Aztec
C)   Miskito
D)   Garifuna
E)   YanomamaF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cuba
B)   United States
C)   Canada
D)   Mexico
E)   This is a trick question - they are ALL members of NAFTA.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 4

El Niño usually arrives along coastal Ecuador and Peru in December and often brings devastating blizzards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why did Japanese people migrate to Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)   to flee a famine after a major failure of the rice crop in Japan
B)   to work in the coffee and sugar plantations and mines
C)   to establish a rice industry in Peru
D)   to establish a colony in the region
E)   to convert Latin Americans to the Shinto faithF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Four countries in Latin America have more than 75 percent of the region's population. Which of the following is NOT one of the four?

Accepted Answer

A)   Venezuela
B)   Brazil
C)   Mexico
D)   Colombia
E)   ArgentinaF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

What language is the second-most common in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)   Portuguese
B)   Spanish
C)   English
D)   Quechua
E)   AymaraF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of syncretic religion in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)   Christian saints replaced pre-Christian gods.
B)   the celebration of Carnival in Brazil
C)   The Mayan practice of paying tribute to underworld spirits is replicated through building shrines to favorite Catholic saints.
D)   An important religious symbol in Mexico is a dark-skinned virgin who became the patron saint of Mexico.
E)   all of the aboveF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 9

What is El Niño?

Accepted Answer

A)   a political party in Peru
B)   the president of Mexico
C)   a distinctive weather pattern
D)   a lake in Nicaragua
E)   the highest peak in the Andes MountainsF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 10

What is the name of the mountain chain that extends the length of South America's west coast?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alps
B)   Sierra Nevada
C)   Andes
D)   Himalayas
E)   AltaF) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

After a century-and-a-half of colonization,what was the size of the indigenous population of Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)   twice its original size
B)   two-thirds its original size
C)   one-half its original size
D)   one-quarter its original size
E)   one-tenth its original sizeF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

What is dollarization and how has it recently affected the economy of specific Latin American countries? Also,what are preventive measures that some of these countries are taking to avoid problems associated with this phenomenon?

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Question 13

In the Latin American city model,what land use is located along the "spine"?

Accepted Answer

A)   squatter settlements
B)   superior services, roads, and transportation
C)   the colonial core of the city
D)   a ring road or beltway surrounding the city
E)   unpaved roadsF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 14

Most countries in the region experienced a 15- to 20-year improvement in life expectancy between 1950 and 1980,which pushed up growth rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Japanese people migrated to Latin America to work in the coffee and sugar plantations and mines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

By what name do we know the Mexican assembly plants that line the border between Mexico and the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   Altiplano
B)   maquiladora
C)   machismo
D)   marianismo
E)   PatagoniaF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

What is the source of approximately 70 percent of Mexico City's water?

Accepted Answer

A)   aquifers
B)   lakes
C)   atmospheric condensers
D)   rivers surrounding the basin
E)   exotic riversF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

The Llanos is the steppe region of Argentina,described as "the end of the world."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What makes the Amazon River distinctive?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is the world's longest river.
B)   It is the world's largest river by volume.
C)   It is the world's muddiest river.
D)   It is the world's widest river.
E)   It is the world's fishiest river (has the most fish) .F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

What trade block is the most important one in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)   Andean Group
B)   CACM
C)   Mercosur
D)   LAFTA
E)   EUF) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Exam 4: Latin America

What trade block is the most important one in Latin America?

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Which of the following is an example of syncretic religion in Latin America?

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The Llanos is the steppe region of Argentina,described as "the end of the world."

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Chile experienced an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in February 2010.

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Japanese people migrated to Latin America to work in the coffee and sugar plantations and mines.

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What makes the Amazon River distinctive?

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What is El Niño?

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What is the name of the mountain chain that extends the length of South America's west coast?

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After a century-and-a-half of colonization,what was the size of the indigenous population of Latin America?

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What is the source of approximately 70 percent of Mexico City's water?

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Which Amerindian group lived in the Valley of Mexico,the site of modern day Mexico City?

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El Niño usually arrives along coastal Ecuador and Peru in December and often brings devastating blizzards.

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Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

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Why did Japanese people migrate to Latin America?

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In the Latin American city model,what land use is located along the "spine"?

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What is dollarization and how has it recently affected the economy of specific Latin American countries? Also,what are preventive measures that some of these countries are taking to avoid problems associated with this phenomenon?

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Four countries in Latin America have more than 75 percent of the region's population. Which of the following is NOT one of the four?

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Most countries in the region experienced a 15- to 20-year improvement in life expectancy between 1950 and 1980,which pushed up growth rates.

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By what name do we know the Mexican assembly plants that line the border between Mexico and the United States?

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What language is the second-most common in Latin America?

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