Latin America Review

What is a tariff?

• a number limit on imported goods

• a tax on imported goods

• a ban on imported goods

• a subsidy on imported goods

1. The ability to read and write.

• Poverty

• Literacy

• Numeracy

• Standard of Living

What has helped stimulate trade between Mexico, Canada, and the United States?.

• European Union

• NAFTA

• NATO

• AFL-CIO

Mexico’s location makes trade _______.

• easy because it is bordered by Brazil, Venezuela, and Argentina

• easy because it is bordered by the US, Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

• difficult because is landlocked

• difficult because it does not have easy access to seaports in the Pacific Ocean

As with any small island country, Cuba has fewer natural resources than countries such as Brazil. This affects their trade in that Cuba _____.

• Exports a wide variety of products

• Should import fewer products

• Needs to import more products

• Does not import or export

---------------------------------------------Puerto Rico------- Haiti

Literacy Rate------------------------------ 93.3%---------- 60.7%

GDP Per Capita------------------------- $39, 400--------$1,800

Life Expectancy at birth------------------ 81--------------64.6

Unemployment Rate------------------- 10.8%-----------40.6%

Looking at the information in the chart, what can you infer about the relationship between literacy rate and GDP per capita? Read carefully!

• There is no relationship

• When the literacy rate is high the GDP is low

• When the literacy rate is low the GDP is high

• When the literacy rate is high the GDP is high

---------------------------------------------Puerto Rico------- Haiti

Literacy Rate------------------------------ 93.3%---------- 60.7%

GDP Per Capita------------------------- $39, 400--------$1,800

Life Expectancy at birth------------------ 81--------------64.6

Unemployment Rate------------------- 10.8%-----------40.6%

According to the data in the chart, which country invests more in education? Cite evidence from the chart to support your answer.

• Puerto Rico

• Haiti

What is the major environmental concern facing Mexico?

• Deforestation in the Atacama Desert

• Over extraction of mineral in the Amazon

• Oil drilling in the canal zone

• Air pollution in Mexico City

The Sierra Madre Mountains are located in which Latin American country?

• Panama

• Mexico

• Chile

• South America

What Central American country is circled on the map?

• Cuba
• Haiti
• Panama
• Bolivia