Intro to Latin America

What is the definition of cultural convergence?

• When people adopt the culture of another group. 
• The merging of two cultures. 
• When two cultures are kept apart on purpose. 

What were the two European countries that conquered most of Latin America?

• Spain and Portugal
• Europe and France
• France and Portugal
• Spain and England

Which of the following people did NOT fight for revolution in Latin America?

• Toussaint L'Overture
• Simon Bolivar
• Jose de Dan Martin
• Profirio Diaz

What is the definition of mestizos?

• People who are of both Native American and European descent
• People who are of both African and European descent
• People who live in Mestiz, Brazil

A graph that shows a given countries age, gender and population.

• Population Pyramid
• Demograpgics
• Sustainable Development
• Renewable Resources

the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use

• Deforistation
• Sustainable Development
• Renewable Resource
• Non-renewable Resource

the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries

• Colombian Exchange
• Democracy
• Dictatorship
• Monarchy

colonial leaders born in Spain or Portugal

• creoles

• peninsulares

• mulattos

• caudillos

• mestizos

descendants of Portuguese or Spanish settlers born in the colonies

• mestizos

• peninsulares

• creoles

• caudillos

• mulattos

The Latin American Revolutions were most inspired by which time period?

• The Age of Exploration
• The Enlightenment
• The Reign of Terror
• The Spanish-American War

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