Latin America Geography and History

(SS6G2) In the late 1990s the Mexican Government passed a series of automobile production and operation laws, including switching to cleaner-burning fuels, installing catalytic converters on new cars, requiring tougher vehicle inspections, and converting city buses to natural gas.

What was the most likely purpose of these laws?

• To improve air quality in urban areas

• To break their dependence on foreign oil

• To stop industrial unions from going on a national strike

• To prevent major corporations from becoming too rich

SS6G2 According to this chart, one would conclude that the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest:

• Peaked in the early 2000s

• Was banned by the United Nations

• Is on a decline

• Peaked in the mid-1990s

SS6G2 Which of the following is a problem associated with deforestation?

• Poor people earn money from selling trees and buy big farms.

• Desertification could occur due to the rain washing the fertile soil layer away.

• Native people have too much forest for their needs.

• More oxygen is available on the planet

SS6G2 How does geography play a role in Mexico City’s air pollution problem?

• The city has views of distant snowcapped mountains.

• The cars and factories send pollution such as lead, sulfur, and carbon monoxide into the air.

• It is one of the world's largest cities.

• Mexico City lies in a bowl-shaped valley that traps air pollutants.

SS6H1C What was a result of Fidel Castro coming to power?

• The country rose to become a world power in economy.

• All American owned property on the island – as well as all Cuban-owned private businesses, factories, and farmland – was declared the property of the state because they were declared a communist state.

• Cuba became a friendly nation with the U.S. and U.S. investment on the island started to boom.

• The country opened its borders for international trade with all countries especially the U.S.

SS6H1c How did the U.S. respond economically after hearing about Castro's takeover of the country?

• They placed an embargo on Cuba cutting off any sugar exports to American markets.

• They did nothing because Cuba was not a threat to them in any way possible.

• They aided Fidel Castro in his political agendas by providing Cuba with military training and weapons as well as raw materials in order to manufacture needed goods.

• They asked Soviet Union for help to free Cuba from Communism.

SS6H1c How did the Soviet Union have an effect on Cuba after Fidel Castro took over the country?

• The Soviet Union removed Fidel Castro from power and instead claimed Cuba as a Russian territory.

• They placed an embargo on Cuba blocking any trade to and from Cuba to the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union agreed to purchase its sugarcane as well as provide the Castro regime with weapons and military training as a result of the embargo put in place by the U.S.

• The Soviet Union was too busy with the Russian Revolution to give any aid to Cuba at the time.

SS6H1c How did Cuba play a role in the high tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union during the Cold War? What was the name of this event?

• The Bay of Pigs- Cuba is what sparked the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the first place because both countries tried to invade Cuba as territories, but only one succeeded.

• The Cuban Missile Crisis-Cuba allowed the Soviet Union to build missile launching complex on the island, as well as house a substantial complement of intermediate and medium-range ballistic missiles there.

• The US-Cuba-USSR Conflict-The Soviet Union and U.S. were competing to have a better Navy and both were trying to recruit Cuba in joining their side because Cuba's tactical location to other islands.

• The Warsaw Pact-It was an agreement that the island be divided in half between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Who was the dictator of Cuba before Fidel Castro took power?

• Nicolas Maduro

• Jair Bolsonaro

• Fulgencio Batista

• Raul Castro

SS6H1d Which of the following best describes reasons citizens of Latin American countries emigrate to other countries including the United States? (Priority Standard)

• Looking for better quality of life and opportunities, including education, healthcare, housing, and jobs.

• There has been a rise in the prices of food products and overall standard of living is way to high in those countries.

• Colombian groups have been supporting drug trafficking and drug cartels in the Andean regions.

• Due to economic disparities and social disagreements the United States has decided to place an embargo on all Latin American countries.