South America Test

Which of the following shows the strong influence of African traditions in Brazil?

• music and dance during the celebration of Carnival

• the large Catholic majority in Brazil

• the use of plantation agriculture to grow cash crops

• the strong national interest in soccer

Why is it important to protect the Amazon rain forest?

• Its trees are important in the production of ethanol.

• Its rich soil is important for Brazil’s agriculture.

• Its trees absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.

• It is a small region, so its resources could be quickly depleted.

What effect has the development of ethanol had on Brazil?

• to make agriculture less important in Brazil

• to reduce demand for products of the lumber industry

• to increase the export of sugar cane from Brazil

• to reduce Brazil’s dependence on oil

Brazil’s economy today can best be described as...

• relying mainly on agriculture.

• modern and diversified.

• dependent on a single product.

• focused on the mining and lumber industries.

What term refers to a the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

• Temperate Zone

• Cordillera

• Tropics

• Hinterland

Evo Morales has supported policies largely to benefit who?

• business interests.

• the military.

• poor and indigenous people.

• political conservatives.

What is the main goal of MERCOSUR?

• to unite the indigenous peoples of the Andes into one political party

• to allow free trade and movement between South American countries

• to promote Chile's economic development

• to raise literacy rates in the Andes

Diversification has helped economies in the region by...

• reducing dependence on a few markets.

• exploiting more available resources.

• protecting private interests against nationalization.

• protecting the environment.

Countries with higher literacy rates tend to have...

• greater economic development.

• less business and industry.

• large-scale commercial farms.

• more social problems.

What term refers to the Spanish word for "high plain," a region in Peru and Bolivia encircled by the Andes

• tributary

• escarpment

• plateaus

• altiplano