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Latin America History, Government, and Economics (Quiz)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  A tax on imported goods is a 
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
capital
d)
import 
2.
An entrepreneur is  
a)
someone who takes the risk to start a new business
b)
one that has education and industry
c)
one that is working on education and industry
d)
value placed on one's education and skill 
3.
The value placed on one's education and skill is called 
a)
Developing country
b)
Capital (goods)
c)
Human capital 
d)
Developed country 
4.
What is free trade?
a)
restricted trade with another country 
b)
The ability to trade with anyone
c)
anything that is used to make money 
d)
anything that stops trade 
5.
Resources that can be replaced are called 
a)
capital 
b)
nonrenewable resources 
c)
natural resources 
d)
renewable resources 
6.
A resource that come from the earth are called
a)
human capital 
b)
renewable resources 
c)
nonrenewable resources
d)
natural resources 
7.

What type of economy is Cuba closest to?

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

8.

What type of economy is Mexico and Brazil closer to?

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

9.

NAFTA removed what trade barrier?

a)

Quota

b)

Embargo

c)

Tarrifs

d)

Trade

10.

What does NAFTA stand for?

a)

North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement

b)

North American Free Trade Agreement

c)

North Alaska Free Trade Agreement

d)

North Amazon Free Trade Agreement

11.

What reason would a American factory worker might not like NAFTA?

a)

American businesses might move to Mexico for cheaper labor costs, jobs lost in USA

b)

NAFTA products are cheaper for American consumers

c)

NAFTA removes tarriffs

12.

What countries are a part of NAFTA?

a)

North America, South America, Australia

b)

Brazil, Mexico, Cuba

c)

Canada, USA, Mexico

d)

Brazil, Mexico, USA

13.

Human Capital is an investment in

a)

oil

b)

computers

c)

training workers

d)

buildings

14.

Cuba is a ______________ country.

a)

Communist

b)

Republican

c)

Monarchy

15.

Brazil is a ______________ country.

a)

Communist

b)

Republican

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democratic

16.

A BICAMERAL legisture has ____ houses or chambers.

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

0

17.

leaders inherit their position at birth...

a)

Republic

b)

Monarchy

18.

All citizens participate in government decisions by voting and expressing their freely....

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oliarchy

c)

Autocracy

d)

Democracy

19.

How might the form of government affect the role of the citizen in Cuba?

a)

Cuba has a dictatorship, which limits the voting rights of the citizens.

b)

Cuba has a dictatorship, which allows for greater voting rights of the citizens.

c)

Cuba has a federal-republican system, which limits the voting rights of the citizens.

d)

Cuba has a federal-republican system, which allows for greater voting rights of the citizens.

20.

The Mexican government functions using a democratic system, while the Cuban government functions using which type of system?

a)

parliamentary

b)

fascist

c)

anarchist

d)

dictatorship

21.

What country is highlighted on the map of Latin America?

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Colombia

d)

Brazil

22.

______________ was the political conflict and period of distrust between the Soviet Union and United States.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Cold War

d)

French and Indian War

23.

______________ is the former communist dictator of Cuba who led the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista in the 1959 Cuban Revolution

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Hirohito

d)

Adolf Hitler

24.

The Cuban Revolution led to the establishment of a ______________ first government in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

anarchist

b)

communist

c)

capitalist

d)

lassaiz-fair

25.

What is the 1962 Cold War event where the Soviet Union, with the agreement of the Castro regime, placed missiles on the island of Cuba?

a)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

Holocaust

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Bay of Pigs