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Latin America Review 3
Test Description: Part 3 of the review.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of these is the LEAST LIKELY effect that illegal drug production and trade has on Latin America?
A
an increase in the success of border patrol and security
B
an increase in the price of cocaine
C
an increase in the number of arrests of members of organized crime groups
D
an increase in the murders of law enforcement officials
2) In areas of Latin America where drug production and trafficking are high, it is common to find
A
a decrease in the displacement of local animals.
B
a decrease in the displacement of local animals.
C
a decreased area of wilderness used to produce drugs.
D
an increase in damage to sensitive ecosystems.
3) This term is generally used to describe producers of illegal drugs in Latin America who band together to keep the prices and supply of those drugs at high levels
A
monopoly
B
clan
C
oligopoly
D
cartel
4) What man made structure was built in Central America in 1914 to create a water way from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean?
A
The Great Bridge
B
Ferry Crossing Station
C
Underwater Tunnel
D
Panama Canal
5) Which of these is the BEST definition of the term CULTURAL DIFFUSION?
A
when goods are exported from nations that are neighbors
B
the spread of ideas, religions, and languages from one culture to another
C
when goods are imported from nations that are far away
D
the belief that one culture is better than all other cultures
6) Countries that invest more in human capital usually have higher GDP rates than countries that do NOT because
A
people are expected purchase stocks and bonds for the company they work for.
B
population rates and family size is larger so they have more workers.
C
more money is spent on education and training so people produce more and make a higher wage.
D
more money is spent in only using human intelligence and technology and computers are limited
7) What type of economic system does Brazil have?
A
Traditional
B
Command
C
Mixed
D
Market
8) Portugal began to show much more interest in Brazil once
A
profitable sugar plantations were established.
B
Britain's defeat of the Spanish Armada made colonization possible.
C
cattle ranches became more common.
D
slave revolts were suppressed in the region.
9) In the early 2000s , Mexico encouraged programs to improve the country's technology. What was the BIGGEST obstacle to achieving these improvements?
A
religious opposition to technology
B
economic treaties with more technologically advanced nations
C
a lack of funds and institutions to support improvement
D
civil unrest
10) Generally speaking, people who immigrate from Mexico to the USA do so because they want to
A
have more economic opportunities for themselves and their children.
B
escape the country's long-running civil war.
C
apply for free college tuition in the United States.
D
later immigrate further north into Canada.
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