Question 1

The average number of children born to women in Latin America has been decreasing over the last two decades for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

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A)  increased participation of women in the workforce.
B)  government-imposed financial penalties for large families.
C)  greater availability of birth control.
D)  rural-to-urban migration.
E)  promotion of family planning programs.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.

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The west coast of Latin America lies alo...

Question 3

In the Latin American city model, what land use is located along the "spine"?

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A)  the colonial core of the city
B)  unpaved roads
C)  a ring road or beltway surrounding the city
D)  superior services, roads, and transportation
E)  squatter settlementsF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

What is the source of approximately 70 percent of Mexico City's water?

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A)  rivers surrounding the basin
B)  exotic rivers
C)  lakes
D)  atmospheric condensers
E)  aquifersF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following nations in Latin America has had a female president?

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A)  Costa Rica
B)  Mexico
C)  Bolivia
D)  Peru
E)  ColombiaF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

UNASUR was largely initiated by which South American nation?

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A)  Colombia
B)  Argentina
C)  Peru
D)  Brazil
E)  ChileF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

A system wherein peasants farm small plots of land for their own subsistence is referred to as

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A)  latifundia.
B)  minifundia.
C)  ejidos.
D)  plantations.
E)  encomienda.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 8

What is miscegenation? Please provide an example of miscegenation.

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Miscegenation is the mixing of the races...

Question 9

Which two nations have an extremely high dependency on remittances?

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A)  El Salvador and Honduras
B)  Peru and Bolivia
C)  Brazil and Uruguay
D)  Costa Rica and Colombia
E)  Chile and ArgentinaF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

After a century-and-a-half of colonization, what was the size of the indigenous population of Latin America?

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A)  two-thirds its original size
B)  one-half its original size
C)  one-tenth its original size
D)  twice its original size
E)  one-quarter its original sizeF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

What is major factor in the poor air quality in Mexico City and Santiago?

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A)  conversion of major boulevards to bike paths
B)  suburban train systems
C)  high-emission buses
D)  the large number of parks
E)  thermal inversion layersF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Which climate type is largely absent from Latin America?

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A)  tropical rainy
B)  highland
C)  tundra
D)  tropical wet/dry savanna
E)  humid subtropicalF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

The current pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, was born in which Latin American nation?

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A)  Brazil
B)  Argentina
C)  Mexico
D)  Colombia
E)  PeruF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

The mixing of the races is known as

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A)  syncretism
B)  miscegenation
C)  Columbian Exchange
D)  ethnic classification
E)  mestizoF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Where would you most likely find a squatter settlement in a typical Latin American city?

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A)  in the areas immediately adjacent to the CBD
B)  in the CBD
C)  along the commercial spine
D)  in the old, gentrified colonial center
E)  on the peripheries of the cityF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

What is a mestizo?

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A)  a member of the working class in Bolivia
B)  an immigrant to Latin America
C)  a member of the majority ethnic group in Peru
D)  a person of mixed European and Indian ancestry
E)  a Portuguese word for peasantF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 17

What factor has been most crucial to the survival of the relatively few remaining indigenous people of Latin America?

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A)  education
B)  land
C)  water
D)  energy
E)  jobsF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following has NOT been a compelling factor pushing rural people to migrate to cities in Latin America?

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A)  individual choices made by the young and the better educated to seek opportunities
B)  inability of the peasantry to gain ownership of arable farmland from the entrenched latifundia system
C)  to take advantage of government funded programs encouraging people to migrate to large urban areas
D)  mechanization of agriculture decreased the labor needs in the countryside
E)  conditions (educational access, drinking water, health care) are better in urban areasF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 19

Which country in Latin America sends the largest number of legal immigrants to the United States?

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A)  El Salvador
B)  Colombia
C)  Mexico
D)  Chile
E)  BrazilF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

What factor allowed syncretic religions to endure in Latin America?

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A)  The people of Latin America fought for their religious freedom.
B)  The Catholic Church tolerated local variations in worship as long as conversion was underway.
C)  Government laws guaranteed freedom of religion.
D)  Historically, the expanse of Latin America made enforcing any orthodox religion difficult.
E)  The Catholic Church sent very few missionaries, so the religious instruction was minimal.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Exam 4: Latin America

Which climate type is largely absent from Latin America?

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What factor has been most crucial to the survival of the relatively few remaining indigenous people of Latin America?

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UNASUR was largely initiated by which South American nation?

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What is miscegenation? Please provide an example of miscegenation.

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Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.

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Where would you most likely find a squatter settlement in a typical Latin American city?

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Which two nations have an extremely high dependency on remittances?

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The average number of children born to women in Latin America has been decreasing over the last two decades for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

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The current pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, was born in which Latin American nation?

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Which of the following has NOT been a compelling factor pushing rural people to migrate to cities in Latin America?

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The mixing of the races is known as

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A system wherein peasants farm small plots of land for their own subsistence is referred to as

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What factor allowed syncretic religions to endure in Latin America?

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After a century-and-a-half of colonization, what was the size of the indigenous population of Latin America?

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Which country in Latin America sends the largest number of legal immigrants to the United States?

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In the Latin American city model, what land use is located along the "spine"?

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What is a mestizo?

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Which of the following nations in Latin America has had a female president?

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What is major factor in the poor air quality in Mexico City and Santiago?

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What is the source of approximately 70 percent of Mexico City's water?

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