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 Chapter 10--A Geographic Profile of Latin America copy
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________

1. Which of these is an independent country?

A. French Guiana
B. Guadeloupe
C. Martinique
D. Puerto Rico
E. None of these

2. The South American country with the highest annual per capita GNI-PPP is:

A. Uruguay
B. Brazil
C. Argentina
D. Venezuela
E. Chile

3. Which country in Middle America has the largest percentage of arable land?

A. Mexico
B. Guatemala
C. El Salvador
D. Nicaragua
E. Costa Rica
4. The Caribbean country or dependency with the largest population is:

A. Dominican Republic
B. Puerto Rico
C. Haiti
D. Jamaica
E. Cuba

5. The pampa is:

A. A high plateau in Peru and Bolivia

B. The large southern portion of Argentina
C. An area of grasslands around the Orinoco River
D. Subtropical grasslands near Buenos Aires
E. Located in extreme northwestern Colombia

6. Which of these statements about population in Latin America is false?

A. Two-thirds of Latin America's population lives in the Rimland.

B. The majority of people on the Pacific side of Central America live in highland
environments.
C. Latin America has recently been characterized by having very high rates of urban and
metropolitan growth.
D. Colombia is the third-largest country in the region by population.
E. Latin America's overall population growth rate is noticeably lower than the worldwide
average LDC growth rate.
7. Which of these countries does not exhibit a core/hinterland spatial pattern?

A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. Peru
D. Mexico
E. Costa Rica

8. Most of the smaller islands in the Caribbean Sea are made from:

A. Limestone
B. Coral
C. Volcanoes
D. Moraine
E. None of these

9. A high interior plateau broken into many basins lying between two north-south trending
mountain ranges describes the physical geography of:

A. Brazil
B. Chile
C. Honduras
D. Colombia
E. Mexico
10. Put these four zones in the correct sequence from low elevation to higher elevation:

A. tierra helada, tierra templada, tierra fría, tierra caliente

B. tierra templada, tierra caliente, tierra fría, tierra helada
C. tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra helada, tierra fría
D. tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra fría, tierra helada
E. tierra templada, tierra caliente, tierra helada, tierra fría

11. The northeastern highlands of Brazil are known as the:

A. Altiplano
B. Caatinga
C. Campos
D. Pampas
E. Mantiquiera

12. The Amazon River rises in which country?

A. Brazil
B. Colombia
C. Peru
D. Bolivia
E. Ecuador
13. Lake Maracaibo is a large water feature in which country?

A. Venezuela
B. Peru
C. Nicaragua
D. Argentina
E. Mexico

14. Which of these countries does not contain a desert biome?

A. Venezuela
B. Brazil
C. Peru
D. Chile
E. Paraguay

15. The prevailing climate over Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and most of Hispaniola is:

A. Tropical rainforest
B. Tropical savanna
C. Semiarid/steppe
D. Humid subtropical
E. Mediterranean
16. What condition causes the extreme dryness of the Atacama Desert?

A. The rain shadow effect from the Andes Mountains

B. Cold ocean currents offshore
C. Shifting winds that parallel the coast
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

17. The tierra fría:

A. Is the highest elevation zone in Latin America

B. Contains seven Latin American metropolises containing over two million people each
C. Is often the location of Native American subsistence agriculture economies
D. Is only found in the Andes of South America
E. Starts at the tree line and extends upward to the snow line

18. The most important crop in the tierra templada is:

A. Coffee
B. Corn
C. Sugar
D. Potatoes
E. Barley
19. The upper limit of European-introduced plantation agriculture in Latin America is typically
found in the:

A. Tierra helada
B. Tierra caliente
C. Tierra fría
D. Tierra templada
E. None of these

20. Why does fish catch off the western coast of South America decline during El Niño Southern
Oscillation events?

A. The increased flow of cold water from the Antarctic drives fish away from the coast to
warmer waters.
B. The warmer waters contrasting with colder winds blowing creates violent ocean storms off
the coast of Peru.
C. The warmer Pacific waters flowing eastward towards South America are far less nutrient-
rich than the typical cold water currents.
D. Fewer clouds form over land areas during ENSO events, which inhibit precipitation and
nutrients do not get washed into the ocean from the land.
E. The severe drought conditions that persist over Peru in ENSO events leads to massive
wildlife losses both onshore and off.

21. Which of these statements about the Maya is false?

A. The Maya built numerous stone roadways but had no wheeled vehicles.
B. Mayan agriculture was based upon maize, squash, beans, and chili peppers.
C. Systems of astronomy, engineering, and mathematics were highly developed.
D. The reasons for the decline of the Maya civilization are still unknown.
E. The Maya left behind many stone monuments but no written language.
22. Which of these cities, in 500 A.D., is thought to have had a population as large as London in
the year 1500?

A. Tikal
B. Machu Picchu
C. Cuzco
D. Teotihuacán
E. Tenochtitlán

23. Mexico derives its name from Mexica, which was the ____ name for themselves.

A. Maya
B. Aztec
C. Chibcha
D. Tarascan
E. Zacatec

24. The indigenous Nazca culture created their "Nazca Lines" in:

A. Mexico
B. Guatemala
C. Peru
D. Brazil
E. Chile
25. Which of these statements about the Inca is false?

A. The Incan empire was ruled from the capital of Machu Picchu.
B. The Inca were subjugated by the Spanish beginning in 1532.
C. The Inca had no writing system or paper but kept mathematical records in knotted ropes.
D. The Inca constructed irrigation networks and terraces for agricultural use.
E. The Incan empire stretched from Ecuador to central Chile at its height.

26. Mayan languages today are spoken by approximately ____ people.

A. 15 million
B. 30 million
C. 45 million
D. 60 million
E. 75 million

27. Dutch is the main language of which of these countries?

A. Guyana
B. Belize
C. Trinidad and Tobago
D. Suriname
E. Barbados
28. Which of these conquistadors was identified with the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl?

A. Francisco Pizarro
B. Hernando Cortés
C. Christopher Columbus
D. Ponce de Leon
E. Diego Velázquez

29. Which of these agricultural products was not initially cultivated in the New World?

A. Potatoes
B. Tobacco
C. Bananas
D. Cacao
E. Maize

30. The term used to describe the racial blend of native and Spanish peoples is:

A. Mulatto
B. Creole
C. Campesino
D. Mestizo
E. Maquiladora
31. Black Latin Americans of relatively unmixed African descent are largely found where?

A. The Caribbean islands and eastern Central America

B. The highland urban areas from Guatemala to Peru
C. The Atlantic coastal lowlands of South America
D. All of the above
E. a and c

32. Which Latin American countries have European populations that have had little intermarriage
with blacks or Native Americans?

A. Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

B. Costa Rica, Uruguay, Argentina
C. Colombia, Chile, Peru
D. Paraguay, Argentina, Chile
E. Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay

33. In Brazil, a favela is:

A. A person of mixed African and European descent

B. A small privately-owned factory producing inexpensive consumer goods
C. A slum on the outskirts of a city
D. A large estate with a strong commercial orientation
E. A sum of money sent to Brazilian families from workers abroad
34. Which of these statements about Latin American agriculture is false?

A. The total number of Latin Americans employed by agriculture has dropped markedly in
recent decades.
B. Some land in haciendas or latifundias has been reallocated to small farmers by
government actions.
C. Productivity in many Latin American farms is low because of the marginal quality of the
land owned by individual farmers.
D. The paramos can usually only support some grain farming and livestock rearing.
E. Most of the Amazon River basin is characterized agriculturally by shifting cultivation.

35. Most of the Caribbean islands are characterized agriculturally by:

A. Shifting cultivation
B. Subsistence agriculture
C. Dairy farming
D. Grain farming
E. Plantation agriculture

36. The Fair Trade movement began in Europe after the dramatic fall in prices of:

A. Coffee
B. Bananas
C. Citrus fruits
D. Bread
E. Vanilla
37. The largest copper producer in the world is:

A. Brazil
B. Venezuela
C. Mexico
D. Argentina
E. Chile

38. The only Latin American member of OPEC is:

A. Trinidad and Tobago

B. Mexico
C. Argentina
D. Venezuela
E. Colombia

39. The largest petroleum producer in the Caribbean is:

A. Cuba
B. Dominican Republic
C. Trinidad and Tobago
D. Barbados
E. Antigua and Barbuda
40. An ejido is:

A. A small communally farmed or grazed plot of land

B. A powerful but often absentee landlord
C. A term for a manufacturers' union
D. A high-altitude often treeless meadow
E. None of these

41. The great majority of arable land in the region is owned by:

A. Wealthy farming families

B. Agribusiness operations
C. The Catholic Church
D. All of the above
E. a and b

42. Which of these statements about Mercosur is false?

A. Mercosur is the third-largest trading bloc in the world.

B. Mercosur is also known as the Southern Cone Common Market.
C. Mercosur instituted a common currency among all its member nations.
D. Mercosur's creation brought immediate relief to 3 million illegal workers in member
countries.
E. Mercosur promoted a huge increase in regional trade by reducing tariffs and other barriers.
43. Why did the clothing industries of Jamaica and other Caribbean islands collapse?

A. Economic devastation of those islands brought about by hurricanes.

B. Governmental takeovers of the textile industries in those nations.
C. The elimination of duty fees of Mexican clothing imports to the U.S.
D. The reorientation of these island economies towards tourism and high-tech exports.
E. The formation of CARICOM and the change in trade patterns away from the U.S.

44. Which of these trade organizations was to be the first "building block" in the creation of the
U.S.-led Free Trade Area of the Americas?

A. CARICOM
B. Mercosur
C. CAFTA
D. Andean Community
E. Central American Common Market

45. In negotiations with the U.S. over the FTAA, what did Brazil say it would not do unless it got
certain trade concessions from the U.S.?

A. Import American genetically modified foods

B. Enforce American intellectual property rights
C. Sell any of its petroleum reserves to the U.S.
D. Import any American agricultural products
E. Import any American textile and clothing products
46. The Monroe Doctrine:

A. Established the first free trade zone between the U.S. and a foreign country
B. Stated that the United States had the power to supervise internal affairs of Latin American
countries
C. Was the catalyst that led to rebellions against Spain throughout the region
D. Allowed the United States to seize most of Mexico's northern areas
E. None of these

47. Which of these statements about NAFTA is true?

A. Environmental laws in the United States were changed in the 1990s to equal the less
stringent Mexican laws.
B. Agriculture on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border prospered as a result of NAFTA, with
many new farming jobs created for both countries.
C. NAFTA was first implemented in 1994 and is due to expire in 2009 unless it is re-ratified
by all three member nations.
D. Mexican officials feared that opening their market to duty-free American products would
increase Mexico's trade deficit with the U.S. and exhaust its money reserves.
E. The United States allowed Mexico into NAFTA on the condition that Mexico clamp down
on the stream of illegal immigrants heading to the U.S. each year.

48. The Panama Canal was completed in what year?

A. 1888
B. 1899
C. 1901
D. 1914
E. 1926
49. Which president negotiated the agreement that returned control of the Panama Canal to
Panama?

A. Bill Clinton
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Jimmy Carter
D. Richard Nixon
E. John F. Kennedy

50. The Roosevelt Corollary was invoked in 1989 when U.S. troops invaded which country?

A. Panama
B. Grenada
C. Nicaragua
D. El Salvador
E. Colombia

51. The largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid in Latin America is:

A. Mexico
B. Haiti
C. Colombia
D. Panama
E. Honduras
52. Why is Colombia having difficulties increasing its petroleum production?

A. Narco-terrorist groups repeatedly attack pipelines

B. American oil firms have pulled out of Colombia because of continuing violence
C. Colombia's socialist government deliberately keeps oil production low
D. Colombia's limited oil reserves are almost exhausted
E. Pressure from neighboring Venezuela so oil prices stay high

53. Plan Patriot:

A. Was the code-name for the invasion of Grenada

B. Is a series of low-interest loans to poor Central American nations
C. Puts American troops and civilian contractors on the ground in Colombia
D. Analyzes the efforts of Latin American nations to combat drug production and trafficking
E. Pressed Latin American nations to democratize and to open their markets to international
trade

54. What is an example of the balloon effect?

A. The spread of free trade zones throughout the Western Hemisphere

B. The rise of drug production in Latin America
C. The over-reliance of agricultural and mineral exports for revenue
D. Citizens of poorer countries immigrating to the United States for work
E. All of these
55. The economy of which nation collapsed in 2001, ushering in a rapid series of presidents?

A. Venezuela
B. Guatemala
C. Brazil
D. Bolivia
E. Argentina

56. President Sanchez de Lozada of ____ resigned his office in 2003 over the issue of revenues
from the sale of ____.

A. Brazil; sugar
B. Venezuela; oil
C. Nicaragua; bananas
D. Bolivia; natural gas
E. Argentina; weapons

57. Haiti's population growth rate has been significantly lowered by the spread of HIV/AIDS
through the country.

True False

58. El Niño often causes droughts in northeastern Brazil.

True False

59. Guaraní is an indigenous language spoken in Paraguay.

True False
60. Large coastal cities had not existed in Latin America prior to the arrival of the Europeans.

True False

61. NAFTA's rules of origin state that half of all products sold in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada
must be made in those countries.

True False

62. Cuba refuses to accept the $4,000 annual payment from the United States to lease
Guantánamo Bay.

True False

63. Latin America is presently 76 percent urban, which is considerably above the world average.

True False

64. Spanish and Portuguese have completely replaced the region's indigenous languages.

True False

65. The fair trade movement in Latin America to date has only been used to market apparel to
U.S. consumers.

True False

66. The U.S. has not been involved militarily in the affairs of any Latin American country since
the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion.

True False
 Chapter 10--A Geographic Profile of Latin America copy
Key

1. Which of these is an independent country?

A. French Guiana
B. Guadeloupe
C. Martinique
D. Puerto Rico
E. None of these

2. The South American country with the highest annual per capita GNI-PPP is:

A. Uruguay
B. Brazil
C. Argentina
D. Venezuela
E. Chile

3. Which country in Middle America has the largest percentage of arable land?

A. Mexico
B. Guatemala
C. El Salvador
D. Nicaragua
E. Costa Rica
4. The Caribbean country or dependency with the largest population is:

A. Dominican Republic
B. Puerto Rico
C. Haiti
D. Jamaica
E. Cuba

5. The pampa is:

A. A high plateau in Peru and Bolivia

B. The large southern portion of Argentina
C. An area of grasslands around the Orinoco River
D. Subtropical grasslands near Buenos Aires
E. Located in extreme northwestern Colombia

6. Which of these statements about population in Latin America is false?

A. Two-thirds of Latin America's population lives in the Rimland.

B. The majority of people on the Pacific side of Central America live in highland
environments.
C. Latin America has recently been characterized by having very high rates of urban and
metropolitan growth.
D. Colombia is the third-largest country in the region by population.
E. Latin America's overall population growth rate is noticeably lower than the worldwide
average LDC growth rate.
7. Which of these countries does not exhibit a core/hinterland spatial pattern?

A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. Peru
D. Mexico
E. Costa Rica

8. Most of the smaller islands in the Caribbean Sea are made from:

A. Limestone
B. Coral
C. Volcanoes
D. Moraine
E. None of these

9. A high interior plateau broken into many basins lying between two north-south trending
mountain ranges describes the physical geography of:

A. Brazil
B. Chile
C. Honduras
D. Colombia
E. Mexico
10. Put these four zones in the correct sequence from low elevation to higher elevation:

A. tierra helada, tierra templada, tierra fría, tierra caliente

B. tierra templada, tierra caliente, tierra fría, tierra helada
C. tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra helada, tierra fría
D. tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra fría, tierra helada
E. tierra templada, tierra caliente, tierra helada, tierra fría

11. The northeastern highlands of Brazil are known as the:

A. Altiplano
B. Caatinga
C. Campos
D. Pampas
E. Mantiquiera

12. The Amazon River rises in which country?

A. Brazil
B. Colombia
C. Peru
D. Bolivia
E. Ecuador
13. Lake Maracaibo is a large water feature in which country?

A. Venezuela
B. Peru
C. Nicaragua
D. Argentina
E. Mexico

14. Which of these countries does not contain a desert biome?

A. Venezuela
B. Brazil
C. Peru
D. Chile
E. Paraguay

15. The prevailing climate over Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and most of Hispaniola is:

A. Tropical rainforest
B. Tropical savanna
C. Semiarid/steppe
D. Humid subtropical
E. Mediterranean
16. What condition causes the extreme dryness of the Atacama Desert?

A. The rain shadow effect from the Andes Mountains

B. Cold ocean currents offshore
C. Shifting winds that parallel the coast
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

17. The tierra fría:

A. Is the highest elevation zone in Latin America

B. Contains seven Latin American metropolises containing over two million people each
C. Is often the location of Native American subsistence agriculture economies
D. Is only found in the Andes of South America
E. Starts at the tree line and extends upward to the snow line

18. The most important crop in the tierra templada is:

A. Coffee
B. Corn
C. Sugar
D. Potatoes
E. Barley
19. The upper limit of European-introduced plantation agriculture in Latin America is typically
found in the:

A. Tierra helada
B. Tierra caliente
C. Tierra fría
D. Tierra templada
E. None of these

20. Why does fish catch off the western coast of South America decline during El Niño
Southern Oscillation events?

A. The increased flow of cold water from the Antarctic drives fish away from the coast to
warmer waters.
B. The warmer waters contrasting with colder winds blowing creates violent ocean storms
off the coast of Peru.
C. The warmer Pacific waters flowing eastward towards South America are far less
nutrient-rich than the typical cold water currents.
D. Fewer clouds form over land areas during ENSO events, which inhibit precipitation and
nutrients do not get washed into the ocean from the land.
E. The severe drought conditions that persist over Peru in ENSO events leads to massive
wildlife losses both onshore and off.

21. Which of these statements about the Maya is false?

A. The Maya built numerous stone roadways but had no wheeled vehicles.
B. Mayan agriculture was based upon maize, squash, beans, and chili peppers.
C. Systems of astronomy, engineering, and mathematics were highly developed.
D. The reasons for the decline of the Maya civilization are still unknown.
E. The Maya left behind many stone monuments but no written language.
22. Which of these cities, in 500 A.D., is thought to have had a population as large as London
in the year 1500?

A. Tikal
B. Machu Picchu
C. Cuzco
D. Teotihuacán
E. Tenochtitlán

23. Mexico derives its name from Mexica, which was the ____ name for themselves.

A. Maya
B. Aztec
C. Chibcha
D. Tarascan
E. Zacatec

24. The indigenous Nazca culture created their "Nazca Lines" in:

A. Mexico
B. Guatemala
C. Peru
D. Brazil
E. Chile
25. Which of these statements about the Inca is false?

A. The Incan empire was ruled from the capital of Machu Picchu.
B. The Inca were subjugated by the Spanish beginning in 1532.
C. The Inca had no writing system or paper but kept mathematical records in knotted
ropes.
D. The Inca constructed irrigation networks and terraces for agricultural use.
E. The Incan empire stretched from Ecuador to central Chile at its height.

26. Mayan languages today are spoken by approximately ____ people.

A. 15 million
B. 30 million
C. 45 million
D. 60 million
E. 75 million

27. Dutch is the main language of which of these countries?

A. Guyana
B. Belize
C. Trinidad and Tobago
D. Suriname
E. Barbados
28. Which of these conquistadors was identified with the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl?

A. Francisco Pizarro
B. Hernando Cortés
C. Christopher Columbus
D. Ponce de Leon
E. Diego Velázquez

29. Which of these agricultural products was not initially cultivated in the New World?

A. Potatoes
B. Tobacco
C. Bananas
D. Cacao
E. Maize

30. The term used to describe the racial blend of native and Spanish peoples is:

A. Mulatto
B. Creole
C. Campesino
D. Mestizo
E. Maquiladora
31. Black Latin Americans of relatively unmixed African descent are largely found where?

A. The Caribbean islands and eastern Central America

B. The highland urban areas from Guatemala to Peru
C. The Atlantic coastal lowlands of South America
D. All of the above
E. a and c

32. Which Latin American countries have European populations that have had little
intermarriage with blacks or Native Americans?

A. Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

B. Costa Rica, Uruguay, Argentina
C. Colombia, Chile, Peru
D. Paraguay, Argentina, Chile
E. Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay

33. In Brazil, a favela is:

A. A person of mixed African and European descent

B. A small privately-owned factory producing inexpensive consumer goods
C. A slum on the outskirts of a city
D. A large estate with a strong commercial orientation
E. A sum of money sent to Brazilian families from workers abroad
34. Which of these statements about Latin American agriculture is false?

A. The total number of Latin Americans employed by agriculture has dropped markedly in
recent decades.
B. Some land in haciendas or latifundias has been reallocated to small farmers by
government actions.
C. Productivity in many Latin American farms is low because of the marginal quality of the
land owned by individual farmers.
D. The paramos can usually only support some grain farming and livestock rearing.
E. Most of the Amazon River basin is characterized agriculturally by shifting cultivation.

35. Most of the Caribbean islands are characterized agriculturally by:

A. Shifting cultivation
B. Subsistence agriculture
C. Dairy farming
D. Grain farming
E. Plantation agriculture

36. The Fair Trade movement began in Europe after the dramatic fall in prices of:

A. Coffee
B. Bananas
C. Citrus fruits
D. Bread
E. Vanilla
37. The largest copper producer in the world is:

A. Brazil
B. Venezuela
C. Mexico
D. Argentina
E. Chile

38. The only Latin American member of OPEC is:

A. Trinidad and Tobago

B. Mexico
C. Argentina
D. Venezuela
E. Colombia

39. The largest petroleum producer in the Caribbean is:

A. Cuba
B. Dominican Republic
C. Trinidad and Tobago
D. Barbados
E. Antigua and Barbuda
40. An ejido is:

A. A small communally farmed or grazed plot of land

B. A powerful but often absentee landlord
C. A term for a manufacturers' union
D. A high-altitude often treeless meadow
E. None of these

41. The great majority of arable land in the region is owned by:

A. Wealthy farming families

B. Agribusiness operations
C. The Catholic Church
D. All of the above
E. a and b

42. Which of these statements about Mercosur is false?

A. Mercosur is the third-largest trading bloc in the world.

B. Mercosur is also known as the Southern Cone Common Market.
C. Mercosur instituted a common currency among all its member nations.
D. Mercosur's creation brought immediate relief to 3 million illegal workers in member
countries.
E. Mercosur promoted a huge increase in regional trade by reducing tariffs and other
barriers.
43. Why did the clothing industries of Jamaica and other Caribbean islands collapse?

A. Economic devastation of those islands brought about by hurricanes.

B. Governmental takeovers of the textile industries in those nations.
C. The elimination of duty fees of Mexican clothing imports to the U.S.
D. The reorientation of these island economies towards tourism and high-tech exports.
E. The formation of CARICOM and the change in trade patterns away from the U.S.

44. Which of these trade organizations was to be the first "building block" in the creation of
the U.S.-led Free Trade Area of the Americas?

A. CARICOM
B. Mercosur
C. CAFTA
D. Andean Community
E. Central American Common Market

45. In negotiations with the U.S. over the FTAA, what did Brazil say it would not do unless it
got certain trade concessions from the U.S.?

A. Import American genetically modified foods

B. Enforce American intellectual property rights
C. Sell any of its petroleum reserves to the U.S.
D. Import any American agricultural products
E. Import any American textile and clothing products
46. The Monroe Doctrine:

A. Established the first free trade zone between the U.S. and a foreign country
B. Stated that the United States had the power to supervise internal affairs of Latin
American countries
C. Was the catalyst that led to rebellions against Spain throughout the region
D. Allowed the United States to seize most of Mexico's northern areas
E. None of these

47. Which of these statements about NAFTA is true?

A. Environmental laws in the United States were changed in the 1990s to equal the less
stringent Mexican laws.
B. Agriculture on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border prospered as a result of NAFTA,
with many new farming jobs created for both countries.
C. NAFTA was first implemented in 1994 and is due to expire in 2009 unless it is re-
ratified by all three member nations.
D. Mexican officials feared that opening their market to duty-free American products
would increase Mexico's trade deficit with the U.S. and exhaust its money reserves.
E. The United States allowed Mexico into NAFTA on the condition that Mexico clamp
down on the stream of illegal immigrants heading to the U.S. each year.

48. The Panama Canal was completed in what year?

A. 1888
B. 1899
C. 1901
D. 1914
E. 1926
49. Which president negotiated the agreement that returned control of the Panama Canal to
Panama?

A. Bill Clinton
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Jimmy Carter
D. Richard Nixon
E. John F. Kennedy

50. The Roosevelt Corollary was invoked in 1989 when U.S. troops invaded which country?

A. Panama
B. Grenada
C. Nicaragua
D. El Salvador
E. Colombia

51. The largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid in Latin America is:

A. Mexico
B. Haiti
C. Colombia
D. Panama
E. Honduras
52. Why is Colombia having difficulties increasing its petroleum production?

A. Narco-terrorist groups repeatedly attack pipelines

B. American oil firms have pulled out of Colombia because of continuing violence
C. Colombia's socialist government deliberately keeps oil production low
D. Colombia's limited oil reserves are almost exhausted
E. Pressure from neighboring Venezuela so oil prices stay high

53. Plan Patriot:

A. Was the code-name for the invasion of Grenada

B. Is a series of low-interest loans to poor Central American nations
C. Puts American troops and civilian contractors on the ground in Colombia
D. Analyzes the efforts of Latin American nations to combat drug production and
trafficking
E. Pressed Latin American nations to democratize and to open their markets to
international trade

54. What is an example of the balloon effect?

A. The spread of free trade zones throughout the Western Hemisphere

B. The rise of drug production in Latin America
C. The over-reliance of agricultural and mineral exports for revenue
D. Citizens of poorer countries immigrating to the United States for work
E. All of these
55. The economy of which nation collapsed in 2001, ushering in a rapid series of presidents?

A. Venezuela
B. Guatemala
C. Brazil
D. Bolivia
E. Argentina

56. President Sanchez de Lozada of ____ resigned his office in 2003 over the issue of
revenues from the sale of ____.

A. Brazil; sugar
B. Venezuela; oil
C. Nicaragua; bananas
D. Bolivia; natural gas
E. Argentina; weapons

57. Haiti's population growth rate has been significantly lowered by the spread of HIV/AIDS
through the country.

TRUE

58. El Niño often causes droughts in northeastern Brazil.

TRUE

59. Guaraní is an indigenous language spoken in Paraguay.

TRUE
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60. Large coastal cities had not existed in Latin America prior to the arrival of the Europeans.

TRUE

61. NAFTA's rules of origin state that half of all products sold in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada
must be made in those countries.

FALSE

62. Cuba refuses to accept the $4,000 annual payment from the United States to lease
Guantánamo Bay.

TRUE

63. Latin America is presently 76 percent urban, which is considerably above the world
average.

TRUE

64. Spanish and Portuguese have completely replaced the region's indigenous languages.

FALSE

65. The fair trade movement in Latin America to date has only been used to market apparel to
U.S. consumers.

FALSE

66. The U.S. has not been involved militarily in the affairs of any Latin American country since
the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion.

FALSE

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