Geography Flashcard: South America

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Using your knowledge of South America and its countries, which country is Brazil?

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Using your knowledge of South America and its countries, which country is Argentina?

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The Sierra Madre mountain ranges in Mexico have areas that are sometimes referred to as "hot land" (tierra caliente), "temperate land" (tierra templada), and "cold land" (tierra fría). These special areas influence the climate of Mexico by creating--

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distinct vertical temperature zones.

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What happened to the indigenous populations of Latin America based on the timeline shown above?

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The indigenous population was greatly reduced due to death from diseases.

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Based on the passage, which South American country was most likely named in honor of Simón Bolívar? Options: Venezuela, Panama, Bolivia, Colombia

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Bolivia

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Today, more than 12% of the world’s Catholics live in which Portuguese-speaking country in South America?

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Brazil

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Which of these is an example of a political push factor?
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religious freedom,
violent weather patterns, such as hurricanes or tornados,
civil wars,
mild climates where it's sunny year round

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civil wars

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Which of the following descriptions represent a culture pattern common to Latin America? Options: The region lacks natural resources and has developed little industry. People tend to live in rural areas and practice a variety of faiths. Most speak Spanish or Portuguese and follow the Catholic religion. The nations are politically unified and operate under communist rule.

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Most speak Spanish or Portuguese and follow the Catholic religion.

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In 1973, Augusto Pinochet overthrew an elected official and gained power in Chile. Therefore, from the beginning, his rise to power could never be considered--

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representative of the people's will

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The main purpose of this quote is to illustrate--

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colonialism was a method for countries to construct their empires.