Geography for life Quarter 2 content

Who holds power in an authoritarian government?

the leader or leaders

Which of the following statements is true about the production of goods and services in a capitalist economy?

Individuals or companies make most decisions.

What is the main difference between a Communist and a Socialist economy?

In a Socialist economy, the state runs only basic industries; in a Communist economy, the state runs all businesses.

What is El Niño?

a warm water current in the Pacific Ocean

South America's pampas are similar to North America's

Great plains

How has industrialization led to urbanization in Brazil?

people have moved to cities in search of jobs

Some Caribbean islands are

the tops of underwater mountains.

Latin America tends to have

a diverse ethnic population.

A cay is a Caribbean island formed by

the accumulation of coral.

Which of the following ecosystems gets the least amount of rain?

the Mexican desert

Who were brought to work as slaves on Latin American plantations?

Africans

Which of these would be most useful to someone traveling through the Amazon Basin?

light clothing and rain gear

Which two European countries held empires that included much of Latin America?

spain and portugal

The maquiladora factory system benefits workers by teaching them skills and giving them jobs. Additionally, the factories

contributed to pollution in many northern mexican cities

What part of Mexico has the greatest amount of rainfall?

the Yucatan Peninsula and Gulf coastal plain

In exchange for land, the Spanish were expected to care for their Indian workers under a system known as

the encomienda

 

Mexicans live in the central plateau because

the elevation makes the climate moderate

How did Mexico practice land redistribution after the revolution?

dividing large farms into smaller farms

Which statement indicates a strength of the Mexican economy?

Mexico has built hotels near its beaches

 

In what way is the economy of the southern Pacific coast similar to the economy of the Gulf coastal plain?

A Major mexican industry (oil or tourism) is present in both areas

How do latifundios and ejidos differ?

Ejidos are owned collectively rather than by individuals or companies

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

promotes trade among Canada, Mexico, and the US

Why are some Mexicans migrant laborers?

despite the gov. system of land distribution, many are without land or jobs

What is a guerrilla?

a member of a group that fights against the government

The Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Jamaica, and the Bahamas are all

politically linked by their ties with the United Kingdom

After slavery ended in the Caribbean, many immigrants arrived from

Asia

 Which of the following attracts tourism to Guatemala

the large number of Maya historical sites

The economies of the Caribbean islands depend mainly on

agriculture and tourism

One cause of conflict in Central America has been

a shortage of farmland

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas is called

an isthmus

In the second half of the 1900s, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala all

experienced civil wars

Where in Central America would you find the most commercial farms

along the Pacific coastal plain

Why do volcanic islands generally slope from a central mountain to coastal plains

Lava from a volcano builds up into a mountain, with plains forming at the ocean's edge

One major step in Brazil's economic development was

the creation of gasohol

The founding of Brasilia represented progress because

in order to build the city, roads to the interior had to be constructed

The strongest cultural influences of northeastern Brazil are from

descendants of enslaved Africans

What might lead to the elimination of the favelas?

the creation of more jobs

What has caused the percentage of Brazilian workers in agriculture to drop?

industrial growth

Brasília was built in the Brazilian highlands to

boost development of Brazil's interior

About how many Indians live in the Amazon Basin today, compared with the two million to five million living there when the Portuguese arrived?

200,000 (pay attention to zeros-all answers are 2)

Which area of Brazil is its economic heartland?

the southeast

To encourage people to move to the interior, Brazil built

roads

What was the main crop of Portuguese plantations in Brazil's northeast?

sugar

Over 75% of the land of Uruguay is used for what?

livestock

Which of the following is part of the Southern Grassland Countries?

Argentina

How does Brazil discourage illegal logging of the Amazon?

fines and arrests

Which of the following is an Andean country?

Peru

What do many of the sugar plantation workers do for most of the year?

migrate to Central and North America for work

When did many Latin American countries start their fights for independence from their European governments?

late 1700s to early 1800s

How many of the Amazonian plants can be used to treat illnesses?

approximately 1,300 (pay attention to this number)

Central America includes which of the following countries?

Belize (and Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama make up Central America)

What are the occupations of most of Central Americans?

farmers and laborers

What Andean environmental region includes the Andes Mointains?

Highlands

Who was the Aztec leader?

Moctezuma II (think of the Z in aztec)

What did the European colonists originally do with the Caribbean islands?

built sugar plantations

What is Venezuela's biggest export?

oil

Which of the following countries is part of the Northern Tropics of South America?

Guyana

What resulted from the 1959 Cuban revolution?

communist dictatorship

Which of the following is an Andean country?

Ecuador

Up until the early 1990s, what type of political system was set up in Paraguay?

military dictatorship

What language of the Incas, is still spoken by about 25% of the people in Ecuador?

Quechua

How does Central America compare in size to Mexico?

Central American is approximately 1/4 the size

What area of Peru still contains Incan ruins?

Machu Picchu

What formed the islands in the Bahamas?

coral

What ecosystem covers almost one-third of South America and nearly all of Central America

rain forest

 

In what year was the Mexican constitution written

1917

What Andean environmental region includes the Atacama Desert?

Coastal Plain

What is the second most populated country in South America after Brazil?

Colombia

Where are the Sierra Madre mountains located?

East and West coasts of Mexico

Central America includes which of the following countries?

Honduras

What is the northermost location of Latin America?

Mexico

What are the two biggest Mexican industries outside of factories?

,mining and toursim

 What was the capital city of the Aztec empire?

Tenochtitlán

 

The average literacy rate in Western Europe is most likely

over 90%

Why was coal a key resource for countries during the Industrial Revolution?

Coal fueled the steam engines that powered factories.

How did Rotterdam's location at the mouth of the Rhine River give it an advantage as a trading port?

Merchants used the river to transport goods

How do ocean currents and winds affect the climate of Europe?

hey make its climate mild.

Most of the original forests of Western Europe

have been cut down.

Western Europe's rivers provided travelers and merchants with access to interior lands. This access encouraged

cultural diffusion.

What is one major effect of Western Europe's economic success?

People from all over the world have migrated to the region looking for work

What should a tourist expect to find in most large European cities?

a cathedral

Which Western European nations contain humid subtropical climates?

italy and austria

What economic activity is common in the northernmost parts of Western Europe?

nomadic herding

What is peat?

A plant-based material used as fuel in Ireland

The area of Western Europe has been inhabited since when?

Around 35,000 BC

 

Which of the following countries is part of the Nordic nations of Europe?

Norway

During the reformation, mose Irish were part of what religious sect?

Catholic

Where does the Wales language of Welsh derive from?

from the indigenous Celtic people

The Reformation brought what religion to the Nordic Nations?

Lutheranism

The Chunnel travels between England and what European nation?

France

When did Leif Erikson explore the Atlantic and land in North America?

When did Leif Erikson explore the Atlantic and land in North America?

Due to the potato famine, in seven years, how many Irish emigrated from Ireland?

2 million

What unique material do people in Ireland use for cooking and heating?

Peat

By the late 1800s, what other country became an industrial giant in addition to Britain

United States

When was a peace agreement signed in Northern Ireland?

1998

When did the European Renaissance occur?

1400s

When did the Republic of Ireland declare independence from Britain?

1949

Farming methods spreading from Asia to Europe is an example of what?

cultural diffiusion

When did farming methods spread to Europe?

Around 5,000 BC (pay attention to the thousands place)

What country is included as part of Great Britain?

Scotland