Question 1 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
A country that pursues a policy of import substitution: | [removed] A. buys manufactured goods from several suppliers, increasing competition. | | [removed] B. replaces some imported goods with others of higher quality. | | [removed] C. attempts to develop domestic industries instead of importing goods. | | [removed] D. abandons investment in industry in favor of the service sector. | |
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Question 2 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
High-altitude plateau lands between the eastern and western Sierra Madres dominate northern: | [removed] A. Mexico. | | [removed] B. Peru. | | [removed] C. Nicaragua. | | [removed] D. Columbia. | |
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Question 3 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
There are __________ active volcanoes between northern Mexico and Columbia that periodically spew lava and ash on surrounding areas. | [removed] A. 15 | | [removed] B. 25 | | [removed] C. 10 | | [removed] D. 22 | |
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Question 4 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
Northern __________ experiences an equatorial climate in which the temperatures hover in the low 80s Fahrenheit, humidity is high and rain falls in all seasons. | [removed] A. Argentina | | [removed] B. Brazil | | [removed] C. Peru | | [removed] D. Columbia | |
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Question 5 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
The region known as Patagonia is located mostly in which South American country? | [removed] A. Colombia | | [removed] B. Chile | | [removed] C. Argentina | | [removed] D. Ecuador | |
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Question 6 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
The tierra caliente is an altitudinal zone lying from: | [removed] A. 0 to 1000 meters. | | [removed] B. 1000 to 2000 meters. | | [removed] C. 2000 to 3000 meters. | | [removed] D. 3000 meters and higher. | |
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Question 7 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
Air quality in large urban areas can decline during the winter months due to: | [removed] A. a temperature inversion. | | [removed] B. altitudinal zonation. | | [removed] C. El Ni-o. | | [removed] D. dissipation of ozone. | |
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Question 8 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
The European power that brought more African slaves to the new world than any other was: | [removed] A. Great Britain. | | [removed] B. France. | | [removed] C. Spain. | | [removed] D. Portugal. | |
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Question 9 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
In the late 1800s retain established a relationship of economic dependence, also called __________, with several Latin American countries that lasted until the early 1900s. | [removed] A. neocolonialism | | [removed] B. encomienda | | [removed] C. protectionism | | [removed] D. export-led dependence | |
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Question 10 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
The Galápagos Islands, a unique ecosystem attracting large numbers of tourists, are part of: | [removed] A. Peru. | | [removed] B. Ecuador. | | [removed] C. Chile. | | [removed] D. Panama. | |
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Question 11 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
__________ is the world's largest producer of Cocaine. | [removed] A. Argentina | | [removed] B. Colombia | | [removed] C. Peru | | [removed] D. Bolivia | |
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Question 12 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
Ejidos were part of the land tenure reform system in: | [removed] A. Brazil. | | [removed] B. Argentina. | | [removed] C. Mexico. | | [removed] D. Panama. | |
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Question 13 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
_________, with 4.5 million people in 2008, is the only country in Central America that has had a long-term democratic government. | [removed] A. El Salvador | | [removed] B. Honduras | | [removed] C. Panama | | [removed] D. Costa Rica | |
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Question 14 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
The country with the smallest population in Central America is: | [removed] A. Mexico. | | [removed] B. Belize. | | [removed] C. Nicaragua. | | [removed] D. El Salvador. | |
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Question 15 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
__________ is not an independent country, nor is it a state within the U.S. political system. | [removed] A. Puerto Rico | | [removed] B. Jamaica | | [removed] C. Haiti | | [removed] D. Dominican Republic | |
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Question 16 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
Unites States' corporate ownership of the sugar industry dominated __________ economic geography in the early 1900s. | [removed] A. Cuban | | [removed] B. Venezuelan | | [removed] C. Chilean | | [removed] D. Jamaican | |
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Question 17 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
__________ is the largest country in both area and population in all of Latin America. | [removed] A. Columbia | | [removed] B. Argentina | | [removed] C. Brazil | | [removed] D. Bolivia | |
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Question 18 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
Petrobras is: | [removed] A. Brazil's state-owned petroleum company. | | [removed] B. a cartel between Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia. | | [removed] C. the national hero of Paraguay, who fought for independence. | | [removed] D. the leading political party in Mexico. | |
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Question 19 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
In the 1900s __________ economy was very robust and the citizens of the country enjoyed a relatively prosperous standard of living. Unfortunately, a series of both local and global actions combined to devastate the economy by the end of 2001. | [removed] A. Columbia's | | [removed] B. Argentina's | | [removed] C. Brazil's | | [removed] D. Bolivia's | |
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Question 20 of 20 | 5.0 Points |
The largest urban agglomeration in Middle America is: | [removed] A. Manaus, Brazil. | | [removed] B. Mexico City, Mexico. | | [removed] C. Cali, Colombia. | | [removed] D. Monterrey, Mexico. | |
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