QUESTION 4 The Incas were known for their ability to control millions of people

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QUESTION 4

The Incas were known for their ability to control millions of people in the mountainous areas of the Andes. What physical feature was the key to Incan settlement patterns?

Deccans

Altiplanos

Archipelagos

Land Bridges

Rainforests

QUESTION 5

The South American realm has no multinational trade agreements.

True

False

QUESTION 6

The Zone of Peripheral Squatter Settlements in the Latin American City Model is dominated by the unlicensed selling of homemade goods and services. This is called the:

Secondary sector

Tertiary sector

Informal sector

Quaternary sector

Primary sector

QUESTION 7

What city has the status of a separate state in Brazil because it accounts for half of Brazil s GDP and houses 22% of Brazil's total population?

Recife

Brasilia

Sao Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Salvador

QUESTION 8

South America is one of the least urbanized realms in the world.

True

False

QUESTION 9

South America was colonized by two main European powers: the Portuguese and the __________.

QUESTION 10

Which of the following is not associated with Colombia?

ELN

FARC

Cocaine

Tamil Tigers

Insurgent state

QUESTION 11

Which of the following is not a Pull Factor in rural-to-urban migration?

Better health care

Religious persecution

More job opportunities

Improved educational opportunities

Better living conditions

QUESTION 12

What two tectonic plates are forming the Andes Mountain range?

Nazca Plate

Scotia Plate

Caribbean Plate

North American Plate

South American Plate

QUESTION 13

What country has been cited as an economic model for the Americas?

QUESTION 14

What South American country had one of the richest economies in the world until 2001 when its economy collapsed?

QUESTION 15

South America has been hit hard by the Zika Virus. Refer back to the continent's physical geography. Why might the Zika Virus be more prevalent in South America than it is in, say, North America?

The majority of the continent is cold and dry.

The majority of the continent is cold and wet.

The majority of the continent is warm and wet.

The majority of the continent is warm and dry.

The majority of the continent is mountainous.

QUESTION 16

South America has a very high friction of distance.

True

False

QUESTION 17

What two countries are most susceptible to uprisings and protests related to the Amerindian Reawakening?

Peru

Chile

Brazil

Bolivia

Argentina

QUESTION 18

All of the following are considered megacities, EXCEPT - (choose all that apply)

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Bogota, Colombia

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lima, Peru

Buenos Aires, Argentina

  

QUESTION 19

South America is the main producer of coca plants.

True

False

QUESTION 20

What South American country is the only member of OPEC in the Americas?

QUESTION 21

What country has replaced the U.S. as South America's main trading partner?

QUESTION 22

The idea that much of the poverty in South America is based on South America's role as an exporter of resources to wealthier countries is known as the -

  

QUESTION 23

What South American country is one of the biggest emerging markets in the world?

QUESTION 24

Why is Brasilia, Brazil a forward capital?

It is located on land fought over between the Spanish and the Portuguese.

It is located on land that is contested between the Amerindians and the Mestizos.

It shows Brazil's intent to settle the coastal regions.

It shows Brazil's intent to develop the Amazon.

It shows Brazil's intent to annex Bolivia.

QUESTION 25

Unfortunately, growth pole concepts in Brazil often result in -

desertification.

tropical deforestation.

economic stagnation.

the spread of viruses.

the persistence of poverty.

QUESTION 26

Economic integration between South American countries has been slow and difficult. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons for this limited interaction?

The continent is hollow, as people cluster on the coasts.

Countries on the continent do not have complementary economies.

The continent possesses highly developed infrastructure to transport goods.

Physiographic barriers -mountains, rainforests- inhibit movement.

QUESTION 27

What are the goals of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE)? (choose all that apply)

More political involvement

Access to landownership

Isolation from the rest of the country

Better infrastructural linkages

Better educational opportunities

QUESTION 28

What set of islands did Argentina fight a war with the British over in 1982 because Argentina claims them as their territory?

QUESTION 29

I have a friend from French Guiana. Where is the country of French Guiana located?

Western Africa

Eastern Africa

Middle America

Southwestern South America

Northeastern South America

QUESTION 30

Even though South American countries are developing, they still display many of problems characteristic of underdeveloped countries. List three of these problems.

Deccans

Altiplanos

Archipelagos

Land Bridges

Rainforests

Explanation / Answer

7. Answer: D. RIO DE JANEIRO. It is the second largest GDP in the entire country and can account for half of Brazil's GDP.

8. Answer: TRUE. Yes South America is one of the least urbanized realm in the world.

9. Answer: SPANISH. South America was colonized by the Portuguese and Spanish.

10. Answer: NIL. All the given options are somehow related to Colombia.

11. Answer: B. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION is not considered as a pull factor in rural-urban migration.

12. Answer: A, E( NAZCA PLATE AND SOUTH AMERICAN PLATE) are the two tectonic plates forming the Andes mountain region.

14. Answer: VENEZUELA.

Venezuela was once the richest country in South America until 2001 and it's economy is collapsed over years.

15. Answer: C. The majority of the continent is WARM and wet. These warm and wet conditions help mosquitoes to carry Zika easily.

16. ANSWER: TRUE. Yes South America has a very high friction of distances.

18. ANSWER: B,D( BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, LIMA and PERU) these are not considered as megacities

19. ANSWER: TRUE.

COLOMBIA is the world's top producer of coca plants.

20. Answer: VENEZUELA. The only South American country which is the member of OPEC is Venezuela.

21. Answer: CHINA. From the recent few years China established healthy relations with South America and became leading trade partner.

23. Answer: BRAZIL. It is one of the biggest emerging markets in the world with almost 45% among Latin America index.

24. Answer: A. The reason why Brazil is forward capital is because it is the land where Spanish and Portuguese fought over.

25. Answer: C. Growth pole concepts in Brazil result in ECONOMIC STAGNATION.

26. Answer. A. THE CONTINENT IS HOLLOW, AS PEOPLE CLUSTER ON THE COASTS. This is the not the reason for limited transaction between South American countries.

27. Answer: B. Access to landownership. The major goal of CONAIE

28. Answer: The set of islands with which Argentina fight with British in 1982 are FALKLAND ISLANDS.

29. Answer: E. NORTHEASTERN SOUTH AMERICA

Explanation: If you look at French Guiana in world map you can easily spot it is located exactly Northeastern

30. Answer: There are many problems which display some south American countries undeveloped. The important problems are:

1. DRUGS AND VIOLENCE: Many people in the Latin America countries are going more into drugs and trafficking business rather than profitable normal business.

2. LEADERSHIP: To be frank poor leadership in the South American countries is making them underdeveloped because the leaders aren't competent ones.

3. POVERTY: Finally the major problem why most of the South American countries are being addressed as undeveloped countries is due to poverty. The leaders and the government are the ones to blame for the situation right now.

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