Transcript Latin America Pretest!

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Today’s Class Objectives:
12/9/14
1. Finish Unit II Project presentations
2. Determine what you know about Latin American
geopolitics
What do I already know?
On the reverse side of your paper, create a short phrase that begins
with each letter of “Latin America. Your statement should represent
one aspect of Latin America – either geographical or political
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1. Write the correct letter to each question.
2. Indicate if the question is an example of
either a “political”, “economic”, or “social”
theme [P, E, or S]
#1
Latin America consists of
a. the Caribbean, Mexico and South America.
b. South America and Central America.
c. Central America, South America and the Caribbean
ANSWER:
c. Central America, South America and the Caribbean
Central America,
Caribbean,
South America,
[P,
E, or S?
Political
#2
Tierra fria, tierra templada
and tierra cliente are
a. types of vegetation in the Amazon River Basin.
b. physical features of Central America.
c. vertical climate zones in the Andes.
ANSWER:
c. vertical climate zones in the Andes.
[P,
E, or S?
Political
#3
There are large gaps between the rich and
the poor in Latin American society.


a.
B.
True
False
a. True
[P,
E, or S?
Social
Favelas- Shantytowns (Portuguese)
There are large gaps between the rich
and the poor in Latin American society.
Why do you think this is such a problem?
What are some social problems that can be linked to
the huge income gap in Latin America?
#4
There is a large middle class
sector in Latin American
Society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:
b. False
[P,
E, or S?
Social
#5
The mountain range that runs
along South America's western
coast is the
a. Sierra Madres
b. Himalayans
c. Andes
ANSWER:
c. Andes
[P,
E, or S?
Political
#6
A desert in South America is
the
a. Atacama
b. Gobi
c. Thar
ANSWER:
a. Atacama
[P,
E, or S?
Political
#7
All of the following are
found in Mexico:
 a.
Sierra Madre Mountains, Sierra Nevada
Mountains and the Yucatan Peninsula.
 b. Sierra Madre Mountains, Baja California and
the Yucatan Peninsula.
 c. Sierra Madre Mountains, Baja California and
Sierra Nevada Mountains.
ANSWER:
b. Sierra Madre Mountains, Baja California
and the Yucatan Peninsula. [P, E, or S?
Political
#8
The Pampas are:
 a.
grasslands of Argentina
 b. highlands in the Andes.
 c. part of the rainforest in Brazil.
ANSWER:
a. grasslands of Argentina
[P,
E, or S?
Political
#9
The Amazon Forest
 a. is the world's largest mass of vegetation.
 b. is in danger because of extensive deforestation.
 c. is home to millions of different plant and animal
species.
 d. all of the above
d. All of the above:
The Amazon is the world's largest mass of
vegetation, is in danger because of extensive
deforestation, and is home to millions of
different plant and animal species.
[P,
E, or S?
Political
#10
There are many different animals on
___________, because they came from three
different ocean currents that meet there.



a.
b.
c.
Ecuador
The Galapagos Islands.
the Falkland Islands.
ANSWER:
b. the Galapagos Islands.
[P,
E, or S?
Political
#11
The Mayans, Aztecs, and
Incas are:
a. tribal communities currently living in Latin
America.
 b. ancient Indian civilizations that influenced the
culture of South America.
 c. ancient Indian civilizations that influenced the
culture of Latin America.

ANSWER:
c. ancient Indian civilizations that influenced the
culture of Latin America.
[P, E, or S?
Social
#12
Spain and Portugal
 a.
 b.
 c.
are countries that have had little influence in
Latin America.
conquered most of Latin America, then were
defeated by the French and Germans.
colonized most of Latin America.
ANSWER:
c. colonized most of Latin America.
[P,
E, or S?
Social
#13
The _______________ is the two-way
trade between the Americas and Europe
that began with Columbus.
 a.
NAFTA (North America Free Trade agreement)
 b. America- European trade agreement
 c. Columbia Exchange
ANSWER:
c. Columbia Exchange
[P,
E, or S?
Social
The “Columbian Exchange”

Squash

Avocado

Peppers

Sweet Potatoes

Turkey

Pumpkin

Tobacco

Quinine

Cocoa

Pineapple

Cassava

POTATO

Peanut

TOMATO

Vanilla

MAIZE

Syphilis
Is “slave trade”
part of the
“Columbian Exchange?
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Trinkets

Liquor

GUNS

Olive

COFFEE BEAN

Banana

Rice

Onion

Turnip

Honeybee

Barley

Grape

Peach

SUGAR CANE

Oats

Citrus Fruits

Pear

Wheat

HORSE

Cattle

Sheep

Pigs

Smallpox

Flu

Typhus

Measles

Malaria

Diptheria

Whooping Cough
Below is a list of products we use today.
Where did each product originally come from?
Columbian Exchange
Dutch Chocolate
Italian Tomato sauce
Florida Oranges
Columbian Coffee
Irish Potatoes
French Vanilla
Woven Navajo blankets
Texas Beef steak
Chocolate came from the Americas
Tomatoes came from the Americas
Oranges from Old World
Coffee from Old World
Potatoes from New World
Vanilla from New World
Wool from sheep from Old World
Beef cattle from Old World
#14
In order to develop the interior of
Brazil and draw people away from
the crowded coast,
 a.
many attractions were built in the interior
regions of Brazil.
 b. Brazil's capital city was moved from Rio De
Janeiro to Brasilia.
 c. a large percentage of the coastal population
was given money to move to Brazil's interior
regions.
ANSWER:
b. Brazil's capital city was moved from Rio
De Janeiro to Brasilia.
[P,
E, or S?
Political,
Economic,
and Socialhow?
#15
________and ________ are landlocked
countries in South America.
a.
 b.
 c.

Peru and Bolivia
Paraguay, Uruguay
Paraguay, Bolivia
ANSWER:
c. Paraguay, Bolivia
[P,
E, or S?
Political
#16
One of the most important economic
activities in the Caribbean Islands today
is
 a.
tourism
 b. goat farms
 c. sugarcane plantations
ANSWER:
a. Tourism and
[P,
E, or S?
Economic
#17
Cuba is:
a.
 b.
 c.
 d.

the largest island in the West Indies.
a communistic country.
part of the Caribbean Islands.
All of the above
ANSWER:
d. All of the above
[P, E, or S?
Political, Economic, and Social
Why?
#18
The major religion of people
in Latin America is Roman
Catholic.
 a. True
 b. False
ANSWER:
a. True
[P,
E, or S?
Social
Christ the Redeemer- Brazil
#19
In Hispanic America most
people speak
 a.
French
 b. Spanish
 c. Hispaniola
 d. Portuguese
ANSWER:
d. Portuguese
Why not Spanish?
Because the population of Brazil
is larger than all of the
Spanish-speaking areas in L.A.
[P,
E, or S?
Social
#20
Which Latin American
country is a protectorate of
the U.S.?
 a.
Cuba
 b. Haiti
 c. Puerto Rico
 d. None of the above
ANSWER:
c. Puerto Rico
[P,
E, or S?
Political
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Dec. 8, 2014
Today’s Class Objectives:
1. Review current events via a team quiz.
2. Student presentation of Unit II Project section.
3. Identify your knowledge of Latin America by
responding to a “pretest”.
4. Identify the geographical, political and economic
themes of Latin America by completing an
assigned task.