GEOG Module 4

In the mining districts of the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes, what was the most important mineral excavated during the colonial period?

Silver

When were wild plants and animals domesticated by native Latin Americans?

10,000 years ago

The ________ have been called Latin America's "lost decade" because of the slowdown in growth and deterioration in living standards that occurred during that decade.

1980

When did Panama regain control of the Panama Canal?

1999

Which of these is an example of a syncretic religious practice?

A) Candomble B) Umbanda C) Voodoo D) Santeria

Which of these regions is mostly covered with grasslands?

A) llanos of Venezuela B) cerrados of Brazil C) pampas of Argentina

This is the highest mountain in the Andes.

Aconcagua

Which of the following areas has been identified as a possible "tipping point"?

Amazon Basin

What area did the Incans occupy?

Andes Mountains

Columbus landed in October, 1492 in what is today:

Bahamas and then Cuba

Irregular, poor settlements that surround Mexico City and are defined by the "self-help construction" are called:

Barrios

Between 1942 and 1964, 4.6 million temporary work permits were issued to Mexicans so they could participate in a guest worker program in America. This program was called:

Bracero Program

Which of the following regions/countries received independence last?

Caribbean

What Latin American country was affected the most by Hurricane Mitch in late October 1998?

Honduras

Which cartels now control most of the drug flow, including cocaine, meth and heroin, to the United States?

Mexico

Which of the following is an example of a megacity?

Mexico City

Where is the Atacama Desert located?

On the Pacific coast of South America

The most massive migration in Latin America during the 20th century has been a(n) ________ migration.

Rural to Urban

All of these countries are located in Central America except:

Paraguay

El Niño is a period warming of sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific off the coast of this country.

Peru

Most people in Latin America speak Spanish or:

Portuguese

What is the dominant religion in Latin America?

Roman Catholicism

Which of these was not a provision of the Hay/Bunau-Varilla Treaty between Panama and the United States?

The United States would return control of the Canal Zone to Panama at the end of the 20th Century.

Where is Lake Maracaibo located?

Venezuela

Farms used to grow crops mainly for local consumption during the colonial era were called:

haciendas

Tierra Helada means:

icy land

Where is Iguaçu Falls located?

on the Paraná River, where Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay meet

This agricultural system, often used in tropical forests, involves cutting trees and brush and burning them so that crops can benefit from cleared ground and nutrients in the ash.

swidden

What was "The Demographic Collapse" in Latin America?

the result of epidemics of diseases introduced by the Europeans