Latin America CBA 3 / 2023-2024

Venezuela's #1 exported item is

• petroleum / oil

• bananas

• cell phones

• gold

Which best describes Venezuela's government type?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Federal Presidential Republic

• Theocracy

How would you compare the United States economy to Venezuela's?

• United Stated is Socialism while Venezuela is a Market Economy

• United States is a Market Economy and Venezuela is a Mixed Economy with Socialist influence

• They are both Socialist economies

Which statement BEST explains why Spanish and Portuguese are the most commonly spoken languages of Latin America?

• • The people of Latin America chose the languages to benefit them in trade.

• Spanish and Portuguese were the languages that were closest to the native languages of Latin America.

• Latin America was conquered and colonized by Spain and Portugal.

• • Spanish and Portuguese are the best languages for the geography of Latin America.

Which statement BEST describes the economic system of Cuba?

• A free-market economy where the means of production are controlled by individual people.

• • A communist economy where the means of production are controlled by the government.

• A colonial economy where the means of production are controlled by a foreign nation.

• A socialist economy where the government has no control over the means of production.

Which country in Latin America speaks Portuguese?

• Venezuela

• Chile

• Argentina

• Brazil

Why do Brazilian primarily speak Portuguese?

• Because of the colonization of Portugal

• Because that's what they always spoke

• Because Brazilians were tired of speaking Spanish and wanted to adopt a new language

• Because they wanted to

What is cultural diffusion?

• Multiple cultures in an area.

• All the parts that make up your culture.

• When culture spreads from one place to another.

The study of the way people live, their food, language, clothing, customs, art, etc. is...

• Culture

• History

• Economics

• Geography

Tourism is popular in Central America & the Caribbean mostly because of the region's

• tropical climate

• Costa Rica

• water shortages

• coral reef