Unit 4 Latin America Quizizz

Deforestation occurs the most in the Amazon Rainforest.

What is deforestation?

• The replanting of trees in the Amazon Rainforest

• The native habitats of the Amazon Rainforest

• The cutting down of trees to gain land for farming and urbanization

• Extracting oxygen from the largest rainforest in the world

As you climb up a mountain, the elevation ​ (a)   but the temperature ​ (b)  

• increases
• decreases

What are the two largest cultural influences of European Colonization in Latin American Countries? (Click two answers)

• language

• government

• economy

• religion

What was the MAIN goal of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?

• To monopolize the oil industry

• to form an economic alliance for all member countries

• to trade overseas with European countries

• to increase taxes on imports among member countries

What countries were part of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?

• The United States

• Mexico

• Canada

• All of the above

A person of mixed native indigenous and Spanish cultures is called a ____________.

• Portuguese

• Latino

• Hispanic

• Mestizo

What is the largest trade in Central America and the Caribbean Islands?

• bananas

• Sugar

• Beans

• Wheat

The shack towns found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are called ​ ​ (a)  

• favelas
• shanty towns
• maquiladoras

What is the main reason that Latin American countries continue to struggle economically?

• they refuse to trade with others

• they have very low life expectancies

• no stable working middle class

• they have very high GDP per capita

If it is an El Nino year, how will that affect the weather of Latin America countries on the west coast and southern parts of the US?

• drought conditions

• increased rainfall

• freezing temperatures

• no change