Regional Geography

__________ has had a major problem with rebel groups like the FARC and ELN funded by the cocaine drug trad

Columbia

This country is Central America's oldest democratic republic that does not currently have a standing army.

Costa Rica

Of the following, which country does not have coastlines in both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean?

El Salvador

Mestizos are persons who are of mixed __________ heritage.

European and Amerindian

After the revolution led by Castro, Cuba became partners with the United States.

False

Middle and South America have only tropical climate types.

False

Only 3 percent of the population of Middle and South America is poor and lacks access to land, adequate food, shelter, water and sanitation, and basic education; stories in the media propagate myths about push factors in order to bolster support of U.S. immigration laws.

False

South America is located in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres.

False

The Amazon River is located in Chile, South America.

False

The Panama Canal is located at the mouth of the Amazon River to provide greater access from Brazil to shipping corridors of the Atlantic Ocean.

False

The majority of the population of the Central Andes sub-region live along the coastline at sea level.

False

The two primary European countries that colonized South America were Great Britain and Germany.

False

This country was formerly France's richest colony in the Caribbean, but is now one of the poorest countries in the world.

Haiti

Middle America's largest country today in terms of both population and geography is

Mexico

Which Middle American country once had control of a large geographic area in the United States

Mexico

What factors explain the rapid conquest of Middle and South America by European explorers?

Native Americans were vulnerable to diseases introduced from Europe.

Which of the following is a territory of the United States?

Puerto Rico

Which of the following cities is NOT the capitol of its country?

Rio de Janeiro

Which of the following religions is dominant in Middle and South America?

Roman Catholic

The Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 stipulated that a north-south boundary was to be drawn separating the South American territories of __________

Spain and Portugal

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

The Mayan civilization arose in the highland areas of Mexico.

Which of the following colonial associations is incorrect?

Trinida and Tobago- Canada

In Brazil, much of the rainforest has been cleared for soybean farming and cattle grazing.

True

Prior to recent immigration laws, people traveled easily between Tijuana and California.

True

There are volcanoes in the Caribbean region.

True

The Caribbean Islands are territories of which of the following countries? **Select all that apply*

United Kingdom United States France the Netherlands

Which of the following is NOT true of the Amazon?

Which temperature-altitude zone is the highest in elevation?The Amazon Basin has relatively low biodiversity.

A maquiladora is:

a foreign-owned factory in northern Mexico that assembles duty-free goods

Which of the following represents a legacy of colonialism in Middle and South America?

the region's dependence on extraction-based activities

The El Niño effect reaches its peak around:

Christmas

The region's (and the world's) driest desert is located i

Chile

Which countries are located in South America and border the Pacific Ocean? **Select all that apply**

Chile Peru Columbia Ecuador

Match the South American country with its capitol city.

1.Argentina Buenos Aires 2.Chile Santiago 3.Bolivia La Paz 4.Venezuala Caracas 5.Columbia Bogota

What explains the wide variety of climates in Middle and South America?

All above

The following can be said about the current crisis in Venezuela

All of the above

What were the effects of the Columbian exchange?

All of the above

Which mountain range is located along the western side of South America?

Andes

Mexico City is built on the ruins of what ancient civilization?

Aztecs

Which of the following South American countries are landlocked? **Select all that apply*

Bolivia Paraguay

Which South American country participated in the African slave trade?

Brazil

Which of the following describe the general transition of government type over the last century in much of the Middle/South America region?

dictatorship (authoritarian) à democracy

The slums of South America's large cities are known as:

favelas or barrios

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies is known as a(n):

isthmus (isthmian)

What is the term for the model of masculinity followed in Middle and South America?

machismo

An altiplano is a(n):

plain high in the Andes

A city that is much larger than any other city in a particular country, and is often home to a large portion of the country's population, is known as a _

primate city

The monies sent home by migrants to help support their families are called:

remittances.

All of the following are causes of declining birth rates in Middle and South America, EXCEPT:

shrinking economy

The part of South America where the dominant ethnic group is European, but not Spanish, is

the southern cone

Which temperature-altitude zone is the highest in elevation?

tierra helada