Geo 200 Module 2 Quiz
Complete the Module Two quiz to test your comprehension of the reading for this Module.
- 1.Where is the Atacama Desert located?
- A.
In Patagonia
- B.
In southeastern Brazil
- C.
East of the Andes
- D.
In Mexico
- E.
On the Pacific Coast of South America
- 2.Sugar grown on plantations in __________ and southern Mexico were important export commodities in Spanish colonial America.
- A.
Venezuela
- B.
Cuba
- C.
Columbia
- D.
Brazil
- 3.Machu Picchu is associated with what native Latin American culture?
- A.
Inca
- B.
Maya
- C.
Aztec
- D.
Guarani
- E.
Toltec
- 4.Who lived in "Maroon communities?"
- A.
Escaped and liberated slaves
- B.
People of mixed racial ancestry
- C.
Native American tribes that did not want to assimilate
- D.
South Asians
- 5.In the mining districts of the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes, what was the most important mineral excavated during the colonial period?
- A.
Gold
- B.
Silver
- C.
Copper
- D.
Iron
- 6.The most serious criticism of the Green Revolution in Mexico was
- A.
Salinization.
- B.
Loss of genetic diversity.
- C.
Decreased corn yields.
- D.
Possible introduction of disease in food crops.
- E.
Land reform.
- 7.Which of the following altitudinal zones usually produces bananas?
- A.
Tierra Helada
- B.
Tierra Fria
- C.
Tierra Templada
- D.
Tierra Caliente
- 8.All of these are shared characteristics of most Latin American countries, EXCEPT
- A.
Common experience of colonialism.
- B.
Dominance of the Spanish and Portuguese languages.
- C.
Religion.
- D.
Legal and political institutions.
- E.
All of these are shared characteristics.
- 9.When did Panama regain control of the Panama Canal?
- A.
1977
- B.
1999
- C.
1983
- D.
2006
- 10.The regions comprising Latin America and the Caribbean had an estimated __ million people when the first Europeans arrived.
- A.
50
- B.
20
- C.
10
- D.
200
- E.
570
- 11.The trade winds are air movements from the tropics to the equator dragged by the spinning Earth into a/an __________ flow.
- A.
West to east
- B.
East to west
- C.
North to east
- D.
South to north
- 12.Where is the Tierra Templada located?
- A.
Anywhere between 2950 feet and 5900 feet above sea level
- B.
The Caribbean Basin
- C.
Southeastern Brazil
- D.
Between the Equator and 23.5° latitude
- 13.Which of these regions is mostly covered with grasslands?
- A.
Ilanos of Venezuela
- B.
Cerrados of Brazil
- C.
Pampas of Argentina
- D.
They are all grasslands.
- E.
None of these regions is grasslands.
- 14.Where is Lake Maracaibo located?
- A.
Venezuela
- B.
Mexico
- C.
Peru
- D.
Bolivia
- E.
Brazil
- 15.What area did the Incans occupy?
- A.
Yucatan Peninsula
- B.
Brazilian Highlands
- C.
Andes Mountains
- 16.What is the name of the Mexican government's oil company?
- A.
PEMEX
- B.
MEXPEM
- C.
PIMCO
- D.
MIXTEC
- 17.This was the center of administration of the viceroyalty of New Spain.
- A.
Quito
- B.
Buenes Aires
- C.
Mexico City
- D.
Havana
- E.
Bogota
- 18.What is the main fossil fuel resource in the Amazon, where this resource was discovered in 1967?
- A.
Uranium
- B.
Coal
- C.
Natural gas
- D.
Oil
- 19.What are seringuieros?
- A.
Urban squatter in Argentina
- B.
Brazilian cowboys
- C.
Rebel guerillas in Colombia
- D.
Communities founded by escaped slaves in Cuba
- E.
Local rubber tappers in the Amazon basin
- 20.Which of the following brings heavy rains to southern Chile?
- A.
Westerlies
- B.
Easterlies
- C.
Trade Winds
- D.
Doldrums
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