Latin America Unit Review

Why is it necessary that farmers in the Amazon Rainforest use the method known as "Slash and Burn"?

• Fire is the fastest way to get ride of the trees and vegetation they cut down.

• The fire destroys all of the poisonous animals and plants.

• Fire is the only legal way the Brazilian government allows the forest to be destroyed.

• Rainforest soil is very poor and the ash and charcoal add Nitrogen which can improve crop yields.

Which of the following regions make up Latin America?

• Mexico, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean
• Canada, United States, and Mexico
• South America
• Portugal and Spain

Due to being on or near the equator, much of Latin America has a which type of climate zone?

• tropical

• steppe

• temperate forest

• Mediterranean

How has the Panama Canal impacted Latin America? 

• It makes overland travel faster
• It makes ocean travel faster
• It has made travel faster and trade more efficient
• it hasn't impacted Latin America 

What are regions?

• Areas with a similar characteristic(s) or shared qualities

• A belief in the supernatural

• The 7 continents

• Time zones

In which areas of the map above would you expect to find people engaged in some form of agriculture?

• The Andes Mountains

• The Llanos & Pampas

• Brazilian & Guiana Highlands

• Patagonia

Which outcome was a direct result of the social structure established during European colonization of Latin America?

• inequalities of income and power

• communist governments were formed in most countries

• a small but powerful middle class that owned the land and businesses

• family structure of native peoples was destroyed

In many newly independent 19th-century Latin American nations, power was often concentrated in the hands of the

• wealthy landowners

• corporate executives

• Maya and Aztec officials

• peasant farmers

The economies of most Latin American countries are characterized by

• dependence on exporting raw materials

• establishment of successful land redistribution programs

• production of heavy industrial machinery

• development of trade surpluses

The Brazilian government is struggling against miners, ranchers, and farmers to preserve what type of ecosystem?

• Rain forest

• Wetlands

• Savannas

• Chaparrals