South America Review

Land in the Amazon was cleared for ________ purposes.

• manufacturing

• farming

• human cities

• theme parks

What is the main reason why the Amazon Rainforest is disappearing?

• climate change

• flooding

• deforestation

• overpopulation

What is the nickname given to the Amazon Rainforest?

• Lungs of the Earth

• Fruit of the Loom

• Jewel of the Crown

• City of Lost Souls

Why can the cutting down of trees be damaging to the environment?

• Trees help bring about global warming.

• Trees absorb carbon dioxide and give out oxygen.

• Cutting trees has no effect on the environment.

• Trees bring shade and protect humans from sunburn.

Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela each have governments which are considered federations. A federation is...

• allowed to make rules and laws which are technically unconstitutional.

• governed as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature.

• a union of self-governing states which are joined together by a central government.

• a loose association of states that come together only for military and defensive purposes.

Which political trend exists in present-day Latin America?

• Democracy is replacing dictatorship.

• Communism is spreading throughout the region.

• Most countries are becoming military juntas.

• Religious leaders are making government policy.

Which is the BEST explanation why there are twenty times more Portuguese speakers in Latin America, rather than in Portugal?

• Portuguese is an important international language and commonly learned in school.

• Portuguese introduced the slave trade to Latin America so most slaves spoke Portuguese.

• Portuguese explorers spread their language all along the coastline of South America.

• Portuguese colonized countries such as Brazil, which is one of the most populated countries.

Which of these BEST summarized the difference between the classification of a person as an immigrant and a refugee?

• An immigrant can only stay in a country for less than a year, while a refugee can stay forever.

• The term refugee is a legal classification given to a person who would rather live in a country other than that of their birth, while immigrant refers to a person who only relocated to a new country when all other options are taken.

• A refugee can enter the country without having to register with the government, while an immigrant must register with the government before entering.

• The term immigrant refers to any person who lives permanently in a country not of her/his birth, while refugee refers to a person who enters a country because she/he must flee their native land because of war, famine or other disaster.

What is the primary language spoken in Brazil?

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• French

• English

The large scale clearing of trees by humans who use the cleared land for growing crops or grazing livestock or selling the trees for timber is called...

• deforestation

• desertification

• agriculture

• colonialism