Latin America
Which is often an effect of high literacy rate?
A higher standard of living
What are the 3 main sources of the cultural groups in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Africans, Europeans, Native Americans
Where do most Brazilians live in their country?
Along the eastern coastal area
The second longest river in the world and runs through much of Brazil.
Amazon RIver
This natural environment is in danger of extinction due to deforestation. It is also home to many exotic animals, birds, and plants.
Amazon Rain Forest
World's 2nd longest river. Runs nearly across the widest part of South America, from the Andes Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.
Amazon River
What common language are the languages of Spain and Portugal based:
Ancient Latin
Mountains that the length of the western side of South America
Andes Mountain
The mountain chain in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia boasts snowcapped peaks as well as active volcanoes.
Andes Mountain
One of the driest places on earth, this area is located mainly in Argentina
Atacama Desert
The Andes Mountains block winds and rains from the Pacific side of South America. This is the second driest place on Earth.
Atacama Desert
The landlocked country, which has the unfortunate distinction of housing the oddly named Lake Poopo, is bordered by 6 other countries including Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru
Bolivia
This is the largest country in Latin America, and unlike most of the countries in that region that speak Spanish, this one speaks Portuguese.
Brazil
Why is Brazil have a fast growing tourism industry?
Brazil has many natural wonders that can't be found anywhere else in the world.
How do the land areas of Cuba and Brazil compare?
Brazil is about 8 times the size of Cuba
Which problem is associated with too much carbon dioxide in the air?
Breathing problems.
Which region of Mexico has the most people?
Central Plateau
Who is affected first by carbon dioxide pollution?
Children and the elderly
Which solution into Mexico City's air pollution problem would be most challenging to business?
Closing factories one day a week
In which industries do Cuba and Brazil compete with each other for trade with other countries?
Coffee, Sugar and Tourism
This country borders Panama and Venezuela, and has the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Seas on its borders.
Columbia
Which countries are included in the term Latin America?
Countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean
This country is southeast of Florida and its borders include the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Cuba
In Latin America and the Caribbean people with which ethnic background often have better jobs and more money?
European
What are the main sources of air pollution in Mexico City?
Factories and Cars
The large amount of arable land is most helpful to which industry in Cuba?
Farming
Which industries are helped most by Cuba's location on the ocean?
Fishing and Tourism
If a business women wanted to build a factory and have educated workers, which country would be the best choice
Guatemala
Which country has the best literacy rate for its people?
Guatemala
Which country has the greatest difference between literacy rates for boys and girls?
Guatemala
Which country has the literacy rate better than the regional average
Guatemala
The body of water swerves as a vacation destination for people in Mexico, as well as those in parts of the US such as Florida, Mississippi and Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
Two small bodies of water on the eastern of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
A difference Brazil and Cuba is that Brazil ____
Has a much larger population than Cuba
Which solution is a way that government is trying to reduce pollution in Mexico City?
Increasing the number of cars that produce little or no air pollution.
Thousands of factories is
Industrialization
How does geography play a role in Mexico City's air pollution problem?
It lies in a bowl shaped valley that traps air pollutants.
What is one cause of the blending of cultures in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Men and women from different ethnic groups intermarried.
This country is a part of North America, but is included in the region of Latin America based on its shared language and history,
Mexico
What country has a long border with the United States and plays an important role in the economy of the United States?
Mexico
Which modern day countries are located in the land labeled New Spain?
Mexico and the United States
Statement that best describes the population of Mexico and Venezuela,
Mexico has about four times the number of people of Venezuela.
Name the countries of Latin America
Mexico, Panama, Colombia. Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Cuba and Haiti
Which product does Venezuela provide at a reduced cost to Cuba?
Oil
The world gets about 20% of which resource from the Amazon Rain Forest
Oxygen
The ocean that stretches down the entire western side of Central and South America
Pacific Ocean
The country located at the narrow point of Central America is called?
Panama
This country has a canal that allows people to cut through the Pacific to the Atlantic without having to go around the tip of South America.
Panama
The short cut for ships traveling back and forth from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Which European Countries claim the most territory in South America in 1763?
Portugal and Spain
When a person is literate that mean the person can?
Read and Write
Chief mountain range of Mexico
Sierra Madre
This is the main mountain chain located in Mexico, running along its western borders.
Sierra Mundrea
Which metal is mined more in Mexico than any where else:
Silver
Why do some countries have higher literacy rates for boys than girls?
Some cultures believe that it is not as important for girls to learn to read and write as it is for boys.
Which country supported Cuba until 1991?
Soviet Union
What is the main crop grown in areas of deforestation?
Soy beans
The region labeled New Spain was claimed by which country?
Spain
What are the 2 primary languages of Latin America?
Spanish and Portuguese
What has been a major export for Cuba the past 200 year?
Sugar
Which natural resource is an important export for Brazil?
Sugar cane, Coffee, oranges, and papayas
Which European countries claim smaller portions of South America in 1763?
The Netherlands and France
What problem has been caused by oil production in Venezuela"?
The coast along the Caribbean Seas has be polluted with oil.
What would happen if the oil production in Venezuela stopped?
The economy would drop because oil is the leading export
Why might the Venezuela government not want to stop oil production in the country even though it causes a lot of pollution:
The government gets about half of its money from the oil business.
Why does deforestation increase when the value of crops and cattle go up?
The laws that protect the rain forest are not enforced.
Why does the term Latin America fit as description for the regions of Central and South America and the Caribbean?
The people in these countries speak languages that come from Latin
How is the "Day of the Dead" an example of blended culture?
The roman catholic holiday is celebrated in a way which includes Native American traditions.
What is a problem for farmers in Mexico?
The soil is not very productive
How does Brazil's location help it trade with other countries?
There are 7 major sea ports along the Atlantic coast.
Why do most Mexicans and Venezuelans live in urban areas?
There are more jobs in the factories and businesses of the city.
Which is a problem associated with deforestation?
There is less forest to produce goods that humans need.
What is a major reason that few Venezuelans are farmers?
There is little arable (land capable of growing crops) land.
The warm climate of Mexico and Venezuela is most helpful to which of its industries?
Tourism
What is the major source of income in both Mexico and Venezuela?
Tourism
The large amount people in Mexico City is one reason air pollution is a problem
True
Which country has about three fourths of trade with Mexico?
United States
Who is Brazil's largest trading partner?
United States
Most people in Venezuela live in what type of area?
Urban (city or town)
A similarity between Brazil and Cuba is that in both countries people tend to live in?
Urban areas
This country houses on of the regions longest rivers, the Orinoco, as well as a massive waterfall called Angel Falls
Venezuela
How has Venezuela location helped its trade with other countries?
Venezuela has a coast line with ports on the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
The climate of Brazil allows farmers to export crops like coffee, oranges, papayas, sugar cane and soy beans. Not _______________.
Wheat
What is one problem with depending on oil exports for most of the country's income?
When the price of oil goes down, the country begins to run low on money.
What impact does closing factories and limiting drivers have on how people are able to make money and feed their families in Mexico City
Workers can't work and support their families
An illiterate person is most likely to have all the following
low paying job low standard of living children who can't read or write
