True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false. |
| | 1. | Slash-and-burn farming has been successful in preserving farmland. |
| | 2. | The
development of Brazil’s interior has been disastrous for the Amazon rain forest. |
| | 3. | Air
pollution affects few urban dwellers in Latin American cities. |
| | 4. | Environmental laws generally have been effective in controlling industrial pollution
in Latin America. |
| | 5. | Latin
American governments are sharing technology to prepare for natural disasters. |
Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 6. | Which
statement about the use of computers by Latin Americans is accurate? a. | Most Latin
Americans do not own personal computers. | b. | The majority of Latin Americans own personal
computers. | c. | Latin Americans are hooked up to the Internet
everywhere. | d. | Latin Americans use the Internet only at
work. | | |
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| | 7. | Latin
America is largely made up of a. | highly industrialized countries with advanced
technologies. | b. | countries that are becoming more
industrialized. | c. | countries that have no industry. | d. | countries that
export only high-tech goods. | | |
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| | 8. | Mexico is a major producer of a. | iron and steel. | b. | oil and
silver. | c. | electrical goods and airplanes. | d. | motor vehicles
and textiles. | | |
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| | 9. | Road
building in Latin America often has been slow because a. | environmental
concerns create delays in construction. | b. | a lack of funds and geographic barriers pose
challenges. | c. | most people use airplanes to travel. | d. | people have
depended upon good railway systems and see little reason for change. | | |
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| | 10. | Many
Latin American farmworkers are migrating to cities because a. | urban gardens
increase the need for farming expertise. | b. | the air quality in cities has
improved. | c. | there are fewer farm jobs because of
mechanization. | d. | there are no jobs in rural areas. | | |
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| | 11. | More
than 13 percent of the Amazon rain forest a. | already has been destroyed. | b. | has been
replanted. | c. | remains after deforestation programs. | d. | has been turned
into successful agricultural communities. | | |
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| | 12. | Which
of the following is the most direct result of having large numbers of migrants move to Latin American
cities? a. | a boom in the
construction industry | b. | increasing shantytowns | c. | a demand for
more teachers and doctors | d. | requests for foreign aid | | |
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| | 13. | In
Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, groups of homeless people a. | have high-paying
jobs. | b. | live in hotels at government expense. | c. | have turned
abandoned city buildings into affordable housing. | d. | have helped to
build new factories. | | |
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| | 14. | After
rain forests are cleared for planting, a. | the soil loses its fertility within two
years. | b. | farmers raise crops for many years. | c. | the forests grow
back within a decade. | d. | cattle graze on grass for decades. | | |
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| | 15. | Which
statement about Latin America’s physical geography is true? a. | The geography is
the same throughout the region. | b. | The geography is rarely affected by natural
disasters. | c. | The geography makes the region especially vulnerable to natural
disasters. | d. | The geography does not include high
mountains. | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement. |
| 16. | Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil raise ____________________ on large
ranches.
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| 17. | Latin
American countries depend on ____________________ to obtain goods and food that they cannot produce
themselves.
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| 18. | Without income to make debt payments, many Latin American governments threatened to
____________________ on their loans during the 1980s.
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| 19. | In
Peru, many people use ____________________ Internet centers instead of owning their own
computers.
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| 20. | Many
Latin American countries ____________________ cash crops and goods to other countries.
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Matching |
| | Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | physical
geography | b. | agriculture | c. | Honduras | d. | Ciudad Juárez | e. | debt
relief | | |
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| | 21. | policy needed to help some Latin American countries carry out economic programs at
home |
| | 22. | Mexican city that has many maquiladoras (manufacturing plants built by foreign-owned
businesses) |
| | 23. | one
of the factors that has limited the growth of industry |
| | 24. | country devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998 |
| | 25. | mainstay of the Latin American economy |
| | Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | out-migration | b. | Gulf of Fonseca | c. | satellite
imaging | d. | increasing greenhouse effect | e. | Madidi National
Park | | |
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| | 26. | technology that can help forecast hurricanes |
| | 27. | rain
forest area that is threatened by a dam |
| | 28. | location of clash over fishing rights among Nicaragua, Honduras and El
Salvador |
| | 29. | partial result of clearing large areas of rain forest in the Amazon
Basin |
| | 30. | movement of Latin Americans to other continents |