Reid Latin America Final Review
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| The region of _________ is made up of Mexico, Central American, and South America. | Latin America
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| Latin America is located _____ of the United States. | south
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| The ________is the driest desert in the world and is located in Northern Chile. | Atacama Desert
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| The grasslands and bread basket region in southeastern South America is called the ____. | Pampas
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| The _____ River in South America is the second largest river in the world. | Amazon
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| The cutting down of the Brazilian Rainforest for farmland is called _______. | deforestation
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| What is the most important reason to save the Brazilian Rainforest? | The rainforest trees remove carbon dioxide from the air.
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| How did the Inca modify their Andes Mountain environment in order to grow more food? | They built terraces for farming.
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| The Line of Demarcation divided land in South America between Spain and Portugal, which is why Brazil still speaks ________. | Portuguese
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| Bolivar had the idea for South America to be __________ after it won its independence from Spain. | united as one country
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| The ______was built so ships could get between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean without going around the tip of South America. | Panama Canal
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| The Spanish influenced the people of Latin America by converting them to the _____ religion. | Catholic
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| A human injustice in the Spanish colonies was that most Natives were forced to be ______. | slaves
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| Cities in Latin America are experiencing urban sprawl and becoming overpopulated because people are migrating to the cities for ____. | jobs
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| Chile is a long narrow country in South America because of the _______, one of the longest mountain ranges in the world. | Andes Mountains
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| The Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish conquistador called ______. | Cortes'
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| The Caribbean islands are really the tops of underwater ______> | mountains
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| The cutting down of the Brazilian rain forest for farmland is called _____. | deforestation
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| ____ is an island nation in the Caribbean that has a command economy and dictatorship government. | Cuba
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| _______ is an island in the Caribbean that is a U. S. commonwealth. | Puerto Rico
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| Because we live in the Great Lakes region, we take for granted having _________, a natural resource that is scarce in some Latin American countries due to poor living conditions. | clean water
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| Venezuela's economy improved with the discoveries of ____. | oil
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| The largest import from Mexico to the U.S. is their _____. | culture
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| Three reasons it is important for U.S. students to know abut Latin America: | 1. their natural resources
2. they are trade partners
3. many move to the U.S. and live with us
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