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WorksheetsLatin America Review
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
What is a tariff?
a number limit on imported goods
a tax on imported goods
a ban on imported goods
a subsidy on imported goods
1. The ability to read and write.
Poverty
Literacy
Numeracy
Standard of Living
What has helped stimulate trade between Mexico, Canada, and the United States?.
European Union
NAFTA
NATO
AFL-CIO
Mexico’s location makes trade _______.
easy because it is bordered by Brazil, Venezuela, and Argentina
easy because it is bordered by the US, Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
difficult because is landlocked
difficult because it does not have easy access to seaports in the Pacific Ocean
As with any small island country, Cuba has fewer natural resources than countries such as Brazil. This affects their trade in that Cuba _____.
Exports a wide variety of products
Should import fewer products
Needs to import more products
Does not import or export
---------------------------------------------Puerto Rico------- Haiti
Literacy Rate------------------------------ 93.3%---------- 60.7%
GDP Per Capita------------------------- $39, 400--------$1,800
Life Expectancy at birth------------------ 81--------------64.6
Unemployment Rate------------------- 10.8%-----------40.6%
Looking at the information in the chart, what can you infer about the relationship between literacy rate and GDP per capita? Read carefully!
There is no relationship
When the literacy rate is high the GDP is low
When the literacy rate is low the GDP is high
When the literacy rate is high the GDP is high
---------------------------------------------Puerto Rico------- Haiti
Literacy Rate------------------------------ 93.3%---------- 60.7%
GDP Per Capita------------------------- $39, 400--------$1,800
Life Expectancy at birth------------------ 81--------------64.6
Unemployment Rate------------------- 10.8%-----------40.6%
According to the data in the chart, which country invests more in education? Cite evidence from the chart to support your answer.
Puerto Rico
Haiti
What is the major environmental concern facing Mexico?
Deforestation in the Atacama Desert
Over extraction of mineral in the Amazon
Oil drilling in the canal zone
Air pollution in Mexico City
The Sierra Madre Mountains are located in which Latin American country?
Panama
Mexico
Chile
South America
A major resource of both Mexico and Cuba is:
coffee
oil
cotton
sugarcane
What is the name of the major mountain range in Mexico?
Sierra Madre Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Andes Mountains
Ural Mountains
Located in Brazil, this physical feature is home to an incredible variety of plant and animal life and receives over 65 inches of rain a year.
Amazon Rainforest
Chilean Rainforest
Panamanian Rainforest
Peruvian Rainforest
This structure was built by the United States so ships could travel back and forth between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans without having to go around the coast of South America.
Erie Canal
St. Lawrence Seaway
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Most people in Mexico, Cuba, and Brazil live:
in the mountains.
on farms
in urban areas
in rural areas
A major problem in the Amazon Rainforest. Occurs when almost all the trees are removed from the environment.
clear cutting
over extraction
desalinization
deforestation
The major cause of air pollution in Mexico City is:
acid rain
emissions from factories
emissions from cars
both b and c
Which best describes how the North American Free Trade Agreement encourages trade between member countries?
It sets quotation items member countries can trade.
It puts tariffs in place to slow trade with nonmember countries.
It reduces trade barriers and increases trade between member countries.
It allows member countries to decide what other countries can trade.
What is one goal of the North American Free Trade Agreement?
to remove tariffs
to create a military
to adapt a language
to make a new currency
The limit on how many items can be imported into a country is the ___.
demand
quota
supply
tariff
The relationship between literacy rate and standard of living in Latin America is _____.
literacy rate has not effect on the standard of living
the higher the literacy rate the higher the standard of living
the standard of living is independent of literacy rate
low literacy rate creates a higher standard of living
