Geography Final

The Amazon Rain forest is the world's largest storehouse of plant and animal species, the majority of which have not yet been discovered or documented.

True

The Atacama Desert in the Latin American region is one of the most extreme climates on earth with a few areas never having document rain in recorded history.

True

The Latin American regions have their share of natural disasters; in fact, it experiences a double hurricane season and adjoins a significant section of the Pacific Ring of Fire.

True

The United States relationship with one of its nearest neighbors is precarious. Although not technically illegal to travel to Cuba, it is illegal for U.S. citizens to spend over $300 dollars in the country.

True

The population of the Latin American region is approximately

600 million.

The most populous (country with the most people) country in the Latin American region is

Brazil

With respect to weather and climate, ENSO stands for

El Nino Southern-Oscillation.

About half of all U.S. foreign trade is carried through the Panama Canal.

False

Brazil is the largest nation in which Spanish is the main language.

False

Despite having almost 200 million people, Brazil does not have much land.

False

Initially, there was much discussion followed by anticipation surrounding the implementation of NAFTA. Trade between the United States and Mexico is little changed since its inception.

False

Many Latin American countries are trying to increase trade with China. Despite their best efforts, China does not seem to be interested.

False

Many developing countries have economies largely dependent on subsistence agriculture; the vast majority of the population in the Latin American region lives in rural areas.

False

Mexico is the largest producer of copper in the world.

False

The Latin American region has held onto its indigenous religions, which remain the dominant faith today.

False

About two-thirds of the Latin American population lives along the South American Rimland.

True

An increase in manufacturing was one of the early impacts of NAFTA in Mexico. However, Mexican farmers were particularly unhappy about having to compete with American farmers.

True

Fair trade bananas result in about $0.18 per pound going back to the farmers. That is compared to $0.02 per pound going back to the farmers in regular bananas.

True

Latin America is generally a region of less developed countries, with about one-third of the population living in poverty.

True

The size of the Latin American region in land area is about

twice that of the United States.