Unit 3 Review- Latin America

What makes Mexico's central plateau geologically unstable?

• The weather is harsh

• It is very polluted

• It is at the intersection of 4 tectonic plates

• The economy is very poor

Brazil's new capital was built in the rich and fertile Brazilian Lowlands.

• True

• False

Caudillos are...

• A Spanish war

• A lawyer who fights for human rights

• A social class is Latin America

• A military dictator

Brazil's capital is:

• Rio de Janeiro

• Brasilia

• Amazonia

• Machu Picchu

A landform that is surrounded by water on three sides:

• Island

• Sinkhole

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

Approximately 80% of Latin America's population lives in

• Brazil's central plateau

• Mexico's mountain ranges

• The Caribbean Islands

• Urban areas

A person of African and mixed ancestry

• Mulatto

• Brazilian

• Islanders

• Mestizo

Many countries in Latin America have profited from oil production.

• True

• False

Despite increased oil, industrial, and tourism trades the majority of people in Latin America still live in poverty.

• True

• False

A group of fighters that act outside of the organized military.

• Raiders

• Bolsheviks

• Caudillos

• Guerillas