HWG Review : Unit 4 - Latin America, Part 2

Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Based on the table, which country has the highest life expectancy?

• Argentina

• Brazil

• Colombia

• Ecuador

Which geographic factors most likely influenced the settlement pattern shown on the map?

• An active fault line is located in the southern part of Argentina

• The northern region offers access to freshwater and a warmer climate

• Tropic rainforests located in the south discourage settlement in this area

• Most of the countries natural resources are concentrated in the northern territory

Which of the following geographic factors distinguishes the Amazon River Basin as a region?

• Language

• Vegetation

• Political unit

• Trade network

Based on the economic indicators in the table, which nation would be described as less developed?

• Brazil

• Haiti

• Mexico

• Peru

Which of the following geographic factors unifies Latin America as a region?

• A shared culture

• A common currency

• A single trade corridor

• A large political boundary

Spanish explorers most likely wanted to colonize what is now modern day Peru during the sixteenth century in order to —

• establish sugar plantations

• access deposits of gold and silver

• harvest hardwoods from rainforests

• develop a cattle industry on the vast plain

Which country is Columbia?

According to the map, the largest percentage of enslaved Africans were taken to the Caribbean region. What effect did this have on the people living in the Caribbean?

• Portuguese became the most widely spoken language.

• Caribbean societies were more strongly influenced by African culture than were European societies.

• Caribbean plantations became highly industrialized as a result of new agricultural techniques brought by Africans.

• Native laborers lost their jobs.

Which of the following contributed most to the decline of Native American civilizations in Latin America after the arrival of European explorers?

• Food exchange

• Overpopulation

• Infectious disease

• Climate change

One way that San José and Port-au-Prince are similar is that both —

• have high unemployment

• are centers of higher learning

• are port cities

• have European origins