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What is the goal of subsistance farming?
a) survival
b) profit
c) prestige
d) abundance of crops

What is the goal of commercial farming?
a) profit
b) survival
c) prestige
d) abundance of crops

Slash and burn agriculture techniques are typically practiced by.....
a) subsistence farmers who plant an area until the soil loses its fertility
b) people who live along rivers that deposit rich soil during floods
c) farmers who rely on chemical fertilization and pesticides
d) nomads who use pastures for their live stocks

A major industry in Brazil is logging. Which of the following allows Brazil to have a thriving logging industry?
a) many forests
b) a variety of materials
c) a large territory
d) extreme climate

What is the religion of the majority of the Mexican culture?
a) Roman Catholic
b) Protestant
c) Methodist
d) Hindu

What is the largest river with major tributaries in South America?
a) Amazon
b) Rio Negro
c) Rio de la Plata
d) Orinoco

Which mountain range is located in South America?
a) Andes Mountains
b) Colorado Rockies
c) Himalayan Mountains
d) Appalacian Mountains

What is the exchange of animals, plants, disease, ideas and culture between European countries and their colonies in Latin America?
a) Columbian exchange
b) European Exchange
c) Mayan Trade Route
d) Christoper Columbus Exchange

In which type of economy do individuals have the least amount of freedom?
a) command
b) market
c) mixed
d) traditional

Which is NOT a characteristic of a market economy?
a) government controls all production, distribution and sales
b) economic freedom
c) individuals have the most freedom
d) citizens control the production and distribution

What type of leader does Cuba have?
a) Dictator
b) President
c) Queen
d) King

In which type of economy do the citizens have the most economic freedom?
a) Market
b) Mixed
c) Command
d) Traditional

In which country that we have studied do the citizens primarily work to support the government?
a) Cuba
b) Peru
c) Brazil
d) Mexico

How did the Mayan trade network benefit the Mayan people?
a) they would have a better variety of goods
b) they would have their favorite items
c) they could pick and choose what they wanted
d) it would not have any benefits on the Mayans

What would be an indicator of a low Gross Domestic Product(GDP) which would mean a low standard of living?
a) a low literacy rate and low life expectancy
b) a high literacy rate
c) a high life expectancy but low literacy rate
d) a high life expectancy

What is the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of beahavior?
a) cultural diffusion
b) cultural hearth
c) cultural diversity
d) culture

Why was the Panama Canal built?
a) to shorten the route for ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
b) because the US had extra money to spend
c) to help the Panama people
d) to control all trading

Where in Latin America was the Mayan Society Located?
a) Yucatan Peninsula
b) Mexico
c) Brazil
d) Caribbean

Economic freedom would most likely be found in which type of governemtn?
a) limited
b) unlimited
c) command economy
d) market economy

Which of the following is not true of the ancient Maya?
a) their civilization grew around the Andes Mountain Range
b) They had a strict system of social classes
c) They had an advanced understanding of math and astronomy
d) they build intricate pyramids

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