Latin America Test Review

Many people in Mexico and other Latin American countries

• have been moving from urban areas to rural areas.

• have been moving to the countryside.

• have moved from rural areas to urban areas.

• have been leaving the cities to live in the countryside.

The indigenous/native peoples of the Americas most likely arrived in the Americas

• using the landbridge of the Bering Strait.

• on a Boeing 747 jet.

• across frozen ice packs in the North Atlantic.

• along the Kelp Highway (by sea along the Pacific coastlines).

The holiday Dia de los Muertos is

• a Mexican Halloween celebration.

• a celebration of ones loved ones who have died.

• a celebration originally from Europe.

• a Brazilian holiday.

The Andes Mountains

• is the highest mountain range in the world.

• are on the east coast of South America.

• are located in Mexico.

• is the longest mountain range in the world.

Lack of jobs, lack of opportunities, poor medical care, political persecution, and natural disasters are all

• voluntary factors of migration.

• push factors.

• pull factors.

• involuntary reasons to stay in your country.

Why Panama was chosen as a site for a canal

• It has a strait

• It has an isthmus

• It has peninsula

• Panama was a rich country so it could afford to build a canal.

What do Latin Americans do in mountainous regions so they can increase their crop yields?

• Practice terrace farming

• Practice slash and burn agriculture

For which two countries that were exploring and claiming new lands did The Pope divide the world in half using the "Line of Demarcation"?

• England and France

• Portugal and Spain

• Russia and Germany

• The Netherlands and Italy

Which of the following is most responsible for deforestation of the Amazon Rain Forest?

• Subsistence farming/slash & burn agriculture

• Climate Change

• Desertification

• Commercial Logging

What agricultural product is most widely grown in the Andes Mountain Region?

• Wheat

• Potatoes

• Corn

• Bananas