Quiz Governments and Economics of Latin America 3.4

Which country has the strongest economy in Latin America?

• Mexico

• Cuba

• Brazil

• Peru

What is the production of a cash crop, including livestock, on a large scale called?

• Subsistence Farming
• Family Farms
• Agriculture
• Commercial Farming

What are Latin American countries falling behind other developing countries in ?

• Education

• Infrastructure

• Economic Growth

• Environmental Practices

What did United Fruit do in the 1870’s in Costa Rica to help the county?

• Built Rail Road
• Built Bridges
• Bought Land
• Bought Raw Materials

In 2007 what change did Chavez make to the Venezuelan economy?

• He socialized health care

• He nationalized the petroleum industry

• He abolished term limits

• He invested in more infrastructure

This includes service industries that offer services to other businesses and consumers.

• Primary
• Tertiary
• Secondary
• Market Economy

The part of the economy that makes direct use of natural resources.

• Tertiary Sector
• Secondary Sector
• Primary Sector
• Quaternary Sector

What is a form of government in which a single person or a small group of people have absolute power called?

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Dictatorship

1. What are maquiladoras? 

• A new kind of enchilada

• A school that only teaches boys

• A insect only found in the Amazon Rainforest

• A factory that imports parts to build finished goods.

Why did European countries become rich from their Latin American colonies?

• They took raw materials and made manufactured goods to sell back to the colonies.
• They took people to use as slaves in Europe.
• They took raw materials and sold it to other countries.
• They built manufacturing plants in Latin America.