Latin America

Which of the following characteristics do the pampas and llanos have in common?

• They are both commonly found in the Caribbean

• Both are deserts and the soil lacks nutrients

• Both are mountainous and make farming and raising livestock challenging

• Both are plains and have good soil for crops and grass for grazing livestock

Slums, unemployment, crime, and pollution are problems found in...

• Latin American Cities

• The Rural areas in Latin America

• The rainforest in Latin America

• The beaches of the Caribbean islands

What are the main products of the pampas?

• Hogs and Corn

• Cattle and Wheat

• Chickens and Soybeans

• Sheep and Tobacco

Which of the following is not a major island group of the Caribbean?

• Jamaica

• Bahamas

• Greater Antilles

• Lesser Antilles

In what part of the region are savannas most common?

• Mexico

• Central America

• Caribbean

• South America

What is the dominant vegetation of the Amazon River basin?

• Evergreen forests

• Shrubs and bushes

• Rain forest

• Cacti

What is the main disadvantage of the slash-and-burn method of growing crops?

• It exhausts the soil quickly

• The crops you grow taste like ash

• Sometimes people get burned

• The soil is too rich to be productive

How did the Spanish impact the tradition of Native life?

• Tradition of native life was destroyed by the Spanish Conquest

• The Spanish blended their culture with the natives

• The Spanish traded with the natives, but had occasional battles

• The tradition of native life flourished and the Spanish had little impact on them

Factories in Mexico that assemble imported materials into finished products and exported are called...

• Metis

• Conquistadors

• Factorias

• Maquiladoras

What did the Spanish bring to Mexico that impacts its culture today?

• The Islamic religion

• The Catholic denomination of Christianity

• The Spanish Language

• Both B and C