Latin America Benchmark Review

What things lead to air pollution in Mexico City?

• Factories and cars

• Cars and farms

• Livestock and soybeans

• Factories and air purifiers

How does Mexico's geography add to the pollution problem?

• The plains blow the pollution to other areas.

• The mountains absorb the pollution.

• The mountains reflect the pollution back onto the city.

• The deserts trap the pollution in the sand.

How often do drivers in Mexico have to carpool or share rides?

• Once a day

• Once a week

• Every month

• Every day

What is the biggest cause of deforestation in Brazil?

• Clearing land for new construction.

• Clearing land for animals to live.

• Clearing land to plant more trees.

• Clearing land to grow crops and raise livestock.

What are people doing with the land that's being cleared in the rainforest?

• Growing soybeans and letting cattle graze.

• Building homes for major population.

• Building camps for native people.

• Growing sugarcane and rice.

The world gets 20% of what vital resource from the rainforest?

• Water

• Oxygen

• Sugarcane

• Livestock

Where do most people live in Brazil?

• In the rainforest

• Near the Amazon River

• On the coast

• In the mountains

Why do most people in Brazil live in the eastern part of the country?

• The Amazon Rainforest takes up the majority of the center of Brazil.

• They don't want to live in the desert.

• The mountains in central Brazil are too high.

• People need to be near the ocean to drink the salt water resources.

What do the governments of Mexico and Brazil have in common?

• They are both communist.

• They are both federal republics and let the citizens vote.

• They both have kings.

• Neither allow people to vote.

Which country in Latin America gives its citizens the least amount of voting power?

• Brazil

• Mexico

• USA

• Cuba