Central and South America

Which of the following is an example of a government that is ruled by one person? 

• constitutional republic 
• representative democracy
• dictatorship
• direct democracy 

Which earth process explains the development of the Atacama Desert?

• Rainshadow Effect

• Wet and Dry Climate Zone

• High Latitude Climate

• Plate Tectonic Activity

El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Pacific

• Arctic

What is the cause of rising surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, wildfires and drought in the western United States, and severe flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?

• the Gulf Stream

• the Jet Stream

• La Nina

• El Nino

What is a major pull factor for people migrating s from Latin America to the United State?

• religious freedom

• economic opportunity

• the gravitational pull of the moon

• a refugee fleeing warfare

What is a push factor?

• Something that attracts someone to move

• Something that forces someone to move to a new country

• The process of moving to another country

• The process of moving closer to a school

Spain and Portugal both colonized parts of Latin America. Through spatial diffusion of phenomena, most cultures in Latin and South America are _______________________ .

• Catholic

• Baptist

• Methodist

• Lutheran

The biggest negative effect the Columbian Exchange had on the indigenous populations in Latin America was _____.

• the constant wars with the Spanish

• the constant wars with the French

• diseases like smallpox, scarlet fever, small pox

• malaria from mosquitoes

The spread of Spanish culture to Latin America was due mostly to

• forced migration from Spain to Latin America

• the Triangular Trade involving Africa and the New World

• allowing indigenous people to emigrate to Spain

• conquering the indigenous people and making them adopt their culture

A positive impact of the Columbian Exchange was

• manufacturing furniture in Brazil gave people secondary jobs

• the transfer of new products and ideas that encouraged economic growth

• millions of Africans were kidnapped and brought to South America as slaves

• a loss of culture in the Amazon