WG- Unit 4 Review

An American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers

• Johnson Doctrine

• Kennedy Doctrine

• Truman Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

Allowed the United States to intervene in Cuba and gave the United States control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

• Platt Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• Bill of Rights

• Thirteenth Amendment

1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force, first put into effect in Dominican Republic

• Wilson Corollary

• Taft Corollary

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Truman Corollary

the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes

• Human Geography

• Physical Geography

• Cultural Geography

• Population Pyramids

a farming system that is in the form of steps going up a mountain

• slash and burn farming

• commercial farming

• subsistence farming

• terrace farming

Spain once had a dominant colonial empire in Central and South America and the Caribbean. What are two cultural aspects brought to the New World by Spain?

• Portuguese language and Buddhism

• Spanish language and Christianity

• Farming and imperialism

• Economy and

  the English language

Millions of Africans were forced to come to Latin America, resulting in cultural patterns characterized by blended customs. What are three examples of blended customs of Africans in the Americas?

• Music, dance, and religion

• Music, politics, and economics

• Economics, rituals, and inquisition

• Dia de los Muertos, food, and politics

farming that focuses on producing agricultural products for sale in the market rather than solely for subsistence purposes.

• Terrace Farming

• Slash & Burn Farming

• Commercial Farming

• Subsistence Farming

A ship canal 40 miles long across an Isthmus built by the United States

• The Panama Canal

• The Suez Canal

• The Strait of Gibraltar

• The Strait of Bosporus and Dardanelles

What weather phenomenon brings in heavy rains and causes flooding in Central America?

• Global Warming

• El Nino

• Typhoons

• Cyclones