- Unit E - Latin America-Video Questions for Programs
14, 15, 16
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- TRUE / FALSE Write the word true or false in the blank.
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- 1. _______ Guatemala City, the current capital of Guatemala,
was once the capital of Spanish Colonialism throughout Middle America.
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- 2. _______ Both Mexico and Guatemala struggle with cultural
stability due to migration and land tenure.
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- 3. _______ In the mid-1960s, two thirds of the arable
land in Guatemala was owned by only 3 percent of the population.
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- 4. _______ The border between Mexico and Central America
is well defined along the boundary with Guatemala.
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- 5. _______ The Mayan Indians have a long history of advanced
civilizations and great empires.
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- 6. _______ The Chilean physical landscape combined with
its elongated shape gives the country a variety of microclimates.
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- 7. _______ Both Brazil and Chile's populations and histories
are tied to European immigrants, primarily from Spain and England.
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- 8. _______ The Amazon rainforest is a relatively hardy,
homogeneous collection of birds, plants and soils.
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- Multiple Choice - circle the best answer
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- 9. The hacienda system of agriculture in both Mexico
and Guatemala is oriented toward:
- A. subsistence farming
- B. export products
- C. domestic consumption
- D. resource extraction
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- 10. In Brazil, it was concluded that smaller pastures'
ability to regrow into forests is greater than that of larger pastures
because:
- A. smaller land parcels don't erode as fast as larger
parcels.
- B. birds, which spread seeds as they fly, are more likely
to stay closer to trees, giving small fields a better chance at regrowth.
- C. animals will never return to large open spaces.
- D. large amounts of solar radiation cause drying of the
soils.
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- 11. NAFTA is expected to help the Mexican economy by:
- A. increasing wages and stimulating competition.
- B. providing trade opportunities for Mexican products.
- C. helping to diversify the economy of small towns on
the Mesa del Norte.
- D. All of the above.
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- 12. Most Mexican migrants come from:
- A. the empty inland core
- B. the coastal areas
- C. the South of Mexico
- D. All of the above
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- 13. Numerous Maquiladoras have located in Monterrey because:
- A. high wages keep employees happy
- B. the city is close to the U.S. border
- C. the city has excellent port facilities
- D. All of the above
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- 14. Sao Paulo's zone of squatter settlements is:
- A. found at the core of the Central Business District.
- B. on the periphery of the city.
- C. built on land purchased by immigrants.
- D. abandoned after seasonal workers return to rural areas.
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- 15. Which is one of the leading factors in rural-to-urban
migration in both Brazil and Chile?
- A. A growing petroleum economy
- B. Deforestation
- C. Commercial agriculture replacing subsistence agriculture
- D. All of the above.