Ch. 11 Test Cultural Geography
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- 1.What type of crop is grown along the Amazon?
- A.
Coffee
- B.
Cacao
- C.
Corn
- D.
Sugar cane
- 2.What type of land is located in western Brazil?
- A.
Grazing land
- B.
Cultivated land
- C.
Industrial land
- D.
Forest land
- 3.In which land area would you live if you raised cattle?
- A.
Grazing land
- B.
Forest land
- C.
Cultivated land
- D.
Industrial areas
- 4.What is exchanged in a debt-for-nature swap?
- A.
Payment of debt for protection of part of the rain forest
- B.
Money for products
- C.
Timber for farmland
- D.
Oxygen for carbon dioxide
- 5.Which of the following is NOT an aspect of global warming?
- A.
Buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
- B.
Increase in temperatures
- C.
Decrease in temperatures
- D.
Climate changes
- 6.Which of the following have contributed to the deforestation of the Amazon rain forest?
- A.
Demand for hardwoods such as mahogany and cedar
- B.
Clearing of land for farming
- C.
Clearing of forest for cattle to graze
- D.
All of the above
- 7.What is the most important reason that many Latin American citizens are unable to take advantage of the free-market economy?
- A.
They live in crowded cities
- B.
They lack education and cannot get meaningful jobs.
- C.
They live in rural areas.
- D.
They have many diseases
- 8.Which of the following best describes the form of government known as an oligarchy?
- A.
Government by a few powerful rulers
- B.
A government based on constitutional freedoms
- C.
An opposition government
- D.
A Spanish government
- 9.Which of the following is the goal of land reform?
- A.
To support growing cities
- B.
To reduce inflation
- C.
To divide land and wealth more fairly
- D.
To end military leadership in government
- 10.Which term describes a government under harsh, military leadership?
- A.
Junta
- B.
Democracy
- C.
Oligarchy
- D.
Caudillo
- 11.If you wanted to inspect the sugar cane, to what land area would you go?
- A.
Forest land
- B.
Industrial areas
- C.
Grazing land
- D.
Cultivated land
- 12.Where are the industrial areas located on this map?
- A.
Northern forest lands
- B.
Southern agriculture lands
- C.
Near cities
- D.
Western forest lands
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