World Geography Test 3
"Littoral States" are countries that have major population concentrations near the _____
Coast
Until the 1980's dictators, sometimes called _____ ruled much of Latin America
Communists
T or F: The largest island in the Greater Antilles is Cuba.
TRUE
High Andean plateau
Altiplano
Which physical region of South America has the world's largest concentration of tropical rain forest?
Amazon Lowland
The Nauhuatel, Quechua, Aymara, and Mayan languages are all members of _____ language family.
Amerind
The _____ is a high plateau, populated by Quechua and Aymara Indians.
Andes Altiplano
Africans and African Mestizos are a significant ethnic group in Brazil, Northern South America and _____
Argentina
An example of a "mono crop" would be ____ in Central America
Bananas
Sao Paulo is the largest city in _____
Brazil
Volta Redonda
Brazilian Manufacturing Area
The popular drink of Paraguay, now used in U.S. energy drinks, is called _____
Caffeine
Copper is a particularly important natural resource in this South American country.
Chile
Chile
Copper, wine, and high living standards
_____ is the only communist country in Middle America
Cuba
Lesser Antilles
Eco Tourism
The "Andean West" countries of South America consist of Bolivia, ____, and _____.
Ecuador and Peru
Many immigrants to Argentina and other "Southern Cone" countries came from ____
Europe
Mestizos are usually people of mixed ____ or African and _____ ethnicity.
European and Native Indians
T or F: Brazil's primary language is Spanish
FALSE
T or F: Latifundia were large estates worked by sharecroppers
FALSE
T or F: Native Indian are generally the most prosperous people in most Latin American societies.
FALSE
The city of Brasilia is a good example of a ____
Forward Capital
Brasilia
Forward Capital, with outstanding architecture
_____ Guiana is the last European colony left in South America, from where the ESA launches its rockets.
French
Creole is a mixture of ____ & ____.
French and African
Paraguay is the only officially bi-lingual country in South American, speaking Spanish and ____ a native Indian language
Guarani
______ is the wealthiest region of South America, in terms of living standards.
The Southern Cone
The massive shift of population from rural to urban areas in Latin America is sometimes called
The Urban Revolution
The ______ are highly volcanic, with many dangerous active volcanoes.
Lesser Antiles
Andes
Longest and second highest mountain range on Earth
_____ are foreign-owned manufacturing industries in Northern Mexico
Maquiladoras
Person of mixed ethnicity
Mestizo
_____ is the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful country in Middle America.
Mexico
Argentina's wheat growing region
Pampas
Alberto Fujimori, an Asian Mestizo in ethnicity, was once president of ______
Paraguay
The country of _____ is famous for its military exploits, and its Guarani Indian people.
Paraguay
This country is a major supplier of oil to the United States:
Paraguay
The Primary language of Brazil is a modified form of
Portuguese
What is the term for a city that contains all the most important functions of a country?
Primate City
The "Dirty War"
Southern Cone, Tupamaros, "Disappearances"
T or F: Central America is often considered to be a "Shatter Belt"
TRUE
T or F: Central American mono crop areas were sometimes called "Banana Repiblics"
TRUE
T or F: Sao Paula/Rio is the largest urban area in South America
TRUE
T or F: The ITCZ is a major factor in Latin American climate
TRUE
T or F: The country of Colombia is the closest U>S. ally in South America
TRUE
T or F: The economy of Southern Mexico is becoming more prosperous, while Northern Mexico lags behind
TRUE
Hugo Chavez was the controversial president of ______
Venezuela
_____ is a major oil producer in South America: it's government is currently anti American.
Venezuela
The Southern Plains/Pampas produce large crops of _____.
Wheat
Guyana, Suriname
Windward and Leeward Islands
The majority of South America's population is concentrated ______
Within 200 miles of the coast
Most Latin American countries are in stage ____ of the demographic transition
Three
