Chapter 10 - The Human Geography of Latin America

Match

Match the following terms for Section 1

• The conquering of the Native Americans by the Spanish.

• Ancient Aztec capital

• People of mixed Spanish & Native American heritage

• Factories in Mexico that turn imported materials into finished products for export

• North American Trade agreement between the US, Mexico, and Canada

Spanish Conquest

Tenochtitlan

mestizo

maquiladoras

USMCA

• Spanish Conquest

• Tenochtitlan

• mestizo

• maquiladoras

• USMCA

Multiple Choice

The Aztec empire fell under the rule of Spain as a result of –

• diffusion

• the Spanish Conquest

• a free trade agreement

• manufacturing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accounts for why some American        manufacturing companies have located factories in Mexico?

• Abundant

  capital

  resources

• A supply of

  inexpensive

  labor

• Favorable

  climate

  conditions

• Political

  stability in the region

Multiple Choice

The USMCA is an important trade agreement that promotes economic prosperity of -

• Mexico, the U.S., and Spain

• Mexico, Canada and the United States

• Mexico, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom

• Mexico and Spain

Match

Match the following terms for Section 2

• Heartland or place of origin of a major culture or idea

•  Ship canal cut through Panama connecting the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean

• Music developed in Jamaica in the 1960’s. Blends African, Caribbean, & American music often dealing with social and religious problems

• Music developed in Trinidad and blends elements of Africa, Spain, & the Caribbean.

cultural hearth

Panama Canal

reggae

calypso

• cultural hearth

• Panama Canal

• reggae

• calypso

Multiple Choice

Out of Many, One People is the official motto of Jamaica. This motto 

reflects a perception that Jamaican culture is characterized by — 

• hospitality

• paternalism

• multiculturalism

• democratic

  traditions 

Multiple Choice

How did the opening of the Panama Canal affect economic development in Latin America? 

• Tax revenues

  increased

• Shipping

  costs

  decreased

• Standards of

  living

  increased

• Settlement

  patterns

  changed

Multiple Choice

The introduction of sugarcane to Latin America created a migration pattern in which -

• Brazilians living in cities moved to the countryside to find work

• Significant numbers of enslaved Africans were brought to Brazil

• Europeans came to Latin American in large numbers to work on the plantations

• Native American Indian tribes in North America migrated to Latin America

Multiple Choice

Agreement that divided South America between Spain and Portugal

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• The Warsaw Pact

• The Treaty of Paris

Multiple Choice

The Columbian Exchange was most responsible for the spatial diffusion 

of which set of products to Latin America?

• Cattle, horse, sugar

• Potatoes,  llamas,  squash

• Tobacco,  turkeys,  quinine

• Tomatoes,  avocados,  sweet  potatoes