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Latin America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are characteristics of a rainforest? | large amounts of rain, tropical climate, hot, humid, largest variety of plant and animal species |
| What major landform can be found in and around the Amazon River and its tributaries? | Amazon Basin |
| What is deforestation? | cutting down and/or removal of trees without any replacements |
| What is the name of the land bridge that connects North America to South America? | Isthmus of Panama |
| What is a peninsula? | land that has water around it on three sides |
| What is smog? | air pollution |
| What do the following initials represent: NAFTA? | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| Which people have influenced Brazil's culture? | Africans and Portuguese |
| What is NAFTA's primary purpose? | a trade organization between Canada, Mexico, and the United states |
| What does GDP per capita mean? | amount of money earned by a person in one year |
| True or False: Mexico has water on two sides, mountains, and a plateau | True |
| True of False: Mexico does not have overcrowding or unemployment | False |
| True of False: Mexico has Aztec ruins, Spanish influences, open markets, and mariachi bands | True |
| Portugal and Spain colonized parts of Latin America. Which of the following items was not influenced by them: architecture, language, religion, geography | geography |
| Name the three countries that are part of NAFTA | Mexico, Canada, United States |
| Which rainforest group is interested in raising livestock like cattle and farming for the animals? | ranchers |
| Which rainforest group is interested in keeping their tradidtional ways of land use? | Native Amazonians |
| Which rainforest group is interested in setting up land reserves and protecting the remaining rainforests? | environmentalists |
| Which rainforest group sold or gave land away and encouraged mining and drilling? | government |
| Which rainforest group uses small plots of land for farming and their family? | settlers |
| True or False: The Amazon rainforest is the largest in the world? | True |
| What is the longest river in South America? | Amazon River |
| Which religion has greatly influenced Latin America? | Roman Catholic |
| True or False: Rainforests are usually hot, dry,and full of animal and plant species | True |
| True or False: Trees in the rainforest change carbon dioxide to carbon monixide | False |
| Deforestation is caused by _____ | building roads, dams, clearing land, mining |
| What is the river that separates Texas from Mexico? | Rio Grande |
| Which rainforest interest group makes a living by removing rubber from trees? | rubber tappers |
| Which language is used more than any other in Latin America? | Spanish |
| What is not charged between the countries that are in NAFTA? | tariffs or taxes on products sold between Mexico, Canada, and the United States |
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