Latin America Review -W. Geo

Why is Patagonia in Argentina dry and barren?

• Winds

• Too much rainfall

• rain shadow effect caused by Andes Mountains

• closeness to equator

What is one major cause of pollution in Mexico City?

• forest fires

• industries/factories

• volcanoes

• natural disasters

What are some ancient civilizations in Latin America?

• Maya, Inca, and Aztec

• Apache

• Intuit/Eskimos

• Mesopotamians

What river is located in the largest rainforest in the world?

• Panama River

• Paraguay River

• Brazilian River

• Amazon River

If a country has a HDI of .922, what level of development would it be?

• More Developed

• Medium Developed

• Developing

• Less Developed

Why would Bolivia, Panama and Mexico have similar cultural traits like language (Spanish) and Religion (Catholic)?

• Economic Relationship they have with North America.

• Alliances with each other

• preservation of Mayan and Aztec traditions

• history of colonization by Spain

People of Latin America share similar languages, religions, and Spanish ancestry. This means this would be considered a ...

• Religious Intolerant Center

• Strategic military chokepoint

• Ethnic Enclave

• Cultural Region

What is the term for the transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases that began when Europeans (Spanish and English) arrived in the Western Hemisphere?

• Technology Transfer

• Great Upheaval

• Manifest Destiny

• Columbian Exchange

This picture shows that the Inca created...

• complex transportation routes

• paths for water to flow up the mountain to the town

• towns influenced by Christianity

• complex structures using engineering skills

There are laws that help rebuild damaged to the Amazon rainforest by requiring __________________ to areas that have been cleared.

• deforestation

• reforestation

• farming areas

• housing built