Latin America - Test Review

Which term describes the movement of people from one place to another?

• Diffusion

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Migration

• Political

Which term refers to the mixing of ideas and beliefs into something new?

• Diffusion

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Migration

• Political

Lines on a globe that move from east to west are called what?

• Diffusion

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Migration

• Political

Lines on a globe that move from north to south are known as what?

• Diffusion

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Migration

• Political

What kind of border is an imaginary line that divides one political area from another?

• Diffusion

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Migration

• Political

As the latitude numbers get smaller going towards the equator, how does this affect the climate?

• Climate become more tropical and humid near the equator.

• Climate become colder and drier as you move away from the equator.

• There is no significant change in climate regardless of latitude.

• limate are only affected by altitude, not latitude.

List 3 negative effects that can happen to the environment in the aftermath of a Hurricane.

Why in South America are the majority of the populations located on the coastlines rather than on the inner portion of the continent?

What climate zone has warm weather year-round and has the most annual rainfall?

What was the aftermath of the Columbian Exchange on the new and old worlds? List three things that were transferred to and from the new and old world.