Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz

1. One of the effects of urbanization is the growth of ________________, which are slums that surround large city areas,

Telenovelas

Carnivals

Cassavas

Barrios

2. _______________________is the only nation created as a result of a successful revolt by enslaved people

Brazil

Portugal

Haiti

Chile

3. Early people of South America created_______________ so that water for crops would not run down the mountainside.

Fertilizer

Irrigation

Pyramids

Terraces

4. In Brazil, people of mixed African and European descent make up a large percentage of the population. These people are called ___________________.

Barillos

Metizos

Caudillos

Nomads

5. Many caudillos ruled as _____________ and favored wealthy South Americans who owned land.

Dictators

Emperors

Kings

Representatives

6. Native Americans grew_______________, or farm products to grow for export.

Cash crops

Cassava

Maize

Lumber

7. WHO AM I? This person was one of Haiti's worst presidents. ______________is known for his cruelty, murdering citizens, depleting natural resources and spending money that did not belong to him. He was succeeded by his son.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Francios Duvalier

Jean-Claude Duvalier

Toussaint L'Ouverture

8. _________________ move from place to place in search of food.

Caudillos

Mestizos

Nomads

Immigrants

9. The result is _______________________, or the movement of people from the countryside to the city.

Stabilization

Migration

Immigration

Urbanization