World Cultures 2nd 9 Weeks Review

Which two countries speak a primary language other than Spanish?

• Haiti

• Panama

• Bolivia

• Brazil

What type of climate is most of Latin America?

• Polar

• Tropical

• Dry

• Temperate

What is cultural diffusion?

• method of growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope

• the purposeful clearing of forested land to make room for farming

• A social process resulting in the combining & spreading of beliefs, values, and social activities

• the act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and sending people from your own country to live there

What is NOT a result of over farming?

• flooding

• deforestation

• depletion of minerals

• healthier soil

What is terrace farming?

• method of growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope

• the purposeful clearing of forested land to make room for farming

• A social process resulting in the combining & spreading of beliefs, values, and social activities

• the act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and sending people from your own country to live there

What type of climate is closest to the Equator?

• Polar

• Tropical

• Dry

• Temperate

What is deforestation?

• method of growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope

• the purposeful clearing of forested land to make room for farming

• A social process resulting in the combining & spreading of beliefs, values, and social activities

• the act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and sending people from your own country to live there

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• the transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, culture, people, diseases, tools, and ideas between the Americas & Africa & Europe

• deforestation of the Amazon rainforest

• the exchange of land

• the transfer of plants, animals, commodities, culture, people, and diseases between Asia and Europe

What created a migration pattern where large numbers of enslaved Africans were brought to the Caribbean?

• deforestation

• militarism

• Introduction of sugarcane

• Native Americans moving to Latin America

Select all that are an example of cultural diffusion?

• blending of dance, food, and music

• Spanish spoken in many Central and Latin American countries

• combining architecture

• blending of religions