HI 342: Quiz 3
In colonial Cuba, an ingenio referred to
A water-powered sugar mill
Which of the following countries were NOT parties to the War of the Pacific (1879-1883):
Argentina
Who demonstrated that the aedes aegypti mosquito was the vector for yellow fever
Carlos Finlay
In Latin America, which of the following are NOT associated with Conservatives?
Changes to the prevailing social order
Mercury is extracted from
Cinnabar
Generally, urbanization and industrialization are associated with increasing birth rates.
False
The "flood-fallowing" technique was effective in controlling Panama Disease.
False
The same species of mosquito is a vector for both yellow fever as well as malaria.
False
Throughout the nineteenth century, the percent of the British population engaged primarily in agriculture increased.
False
Which of the following regions were major Spanish colonial shipbuilding centers?
Havana
Which of the following is NOT associated with debt peonage?
Geographic and labor mobility
"Panama Disease" refers to
A fungal disease affecting banana plants
Which country was known to produce the world's most nitrogen-rich guano:
Peru
Until around 1914, most of the bananas sold by the United Fruit Company were produced by
Private individual growers
Who demonstrated that the anopheles mosquito was the vector for malaria
Ronald Ross
Which of the following birds do NOT contribute appreciably to guano deposits in the Pacific coast of Latin America:
Seagulls
In 1796, Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for
Smallpox
In 1780, the area of Hispaniola which would become Haiti (San Domingue) produced which of the following products
Sugar Indigo Cacao
In "Yellow Jack and Geopolitics," McNeill associates the increase of yellow fever with the expansion of
Sugar production in the Caribbean
Which of the following illnesses is NOT associated with mining in Huancavelica?
Syncope
In Latin America, which of the following are NOT associated with nineteenth-century Liberals?
Tariff protections for domestically produced goods
In "Yellow Jack and Geopolitics," McNeill refers to a "revolution" in fortification design in the mid-seventeenth century which was oriented to withstanding sieges. This is referred to as
The "Vauban Revolution"
In colonial Latin America, hospitals were generally operated by
The Catholic Church
When the British invaded San Domingue in the early 1790s, up to 50,000 troops would principally die of
Yellow Fever
Brown refers to the opening of which audit in 1642 as marking a turning point in the public health history of the mine?
Bethlehem Audit
Which of the following were employed in mosquito control during the construction of the Panama Canal
Brushing Oiling Screening
In the 1840s in Cuba, a series of hurricanes largely ended the cultivation of which crop on the island:
Coffee
Women were an important component of the Chinese workforce in 1700.
False
Which of the following are NOT associated with dams for water mills?
Increased fish reproduction
Calico cotton textiles were a primary export of which of the following countries in 1670?
India
Until around 1914, many of the individuals who cultivated bananas were from
Jamaica
The "Gran Canal" is associated with the drainage of
Lake Texcoco in Mexico City
In the early 20th century, Cuban sugar production continued to expand due to
Reduction of tariffs for import to the U.S. Establishment of new centrales Discovery by Carlos Finlay of aedes aegypti mosquito as vector for yellow fever
Yellow fever was brought under control prior to malaria during the construction of the Panama Canal.
True
In "Yellow Jack and Geopolitics," McNeill primarily focuses on which disease:
Yellow Fever
