World Cultures Bundle 3: Latin America

Hurricanes can affect economies negatively by keeping tourists away from the Caribbean.

• True

• False

Hurricanes can affect economies positively by bringing tourists to the Caribbean.

• True

• False

When forests are cut down for timber and to clear land, this is called ______________________.

• Deforestation

• Ranching

• Farming

• Erosion

Deforestation leads to __________________ and this can lead to the loss of _______________________.

• erosion; biodiversity

• biodiversity; erosion

• mining; ranching

• ranching; mining

What is the wearing away of material due to water, wind, etc?

• Deforestation

• Erosion

• Biodiversity

• Cash Crop

What word means a variety of life?

• Deforestation

• Erosion

• Biodiversity

• Cash Crop

What is a crop grown for sale and usually exported to another country? Ex: Coffee grown in Central America.

• Deforestation

• Erosion

• Biodiversity

• Cash Crop

Coffee grown in Central America will more than likely be exported to another country as a cash crop.

• True

• False

Coffee grown in Central America will more than likely be consumed by only locals.

• True

• False

According to the map what is the main form of land use in the Amazon rain forest?

• Logging

• Fishing

• Mining

• Farming