Chapter 9-11 Test

Question 0

A large, grassy, treeless area in South America, used for grazing and farming

Answer 0

Llanos

Question 1

A large system of mountain ranges located along the pacific coast of central and South America

Answer 1

Andes mountains

Question 2

A savanna that has flat terrain and moderate rainfall, which make it suitable for farming

Answer 2

Cerrado

Question 3

A vast area of grassland and rich soil in south-central South America

Answer 3

Pampas

Question 4

A river mainly in Venezuela and part of South Americas northernmost river system

Answer 4

Orinco river

Question 5

A river in central South America and one of its three major river systems , originating in the highlands of southern Brazil traveling about 3,000 miles south and west.

Answer 5

Parana River

Question 6

Larger islands in the Caribbean. Those include, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti

Answer 6

Greater Antilles

Question 7

A forest region located in the Tropical Zone with a heavy concentration of different species of broadleaf trees.

Answer 7

Rain forest

Question 8

A way of clearing fields for planting by cutting trees, brush and grasses and burning them

Answer 8

Slash and burn

Question 9

An ancient technique for growing crops on hillside or mountain slopes, using step-like horizontal fields cut into slopes

Answer 9

Terraced farming

Question 10

A factor that causes people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region

Answer 10

Push factors

Question 11

A factor that draws or attracts people to another location

Answer 11

Pull factor

Question 12

The conquering of the native Americans by the Spanish

Answer 12

Spanish conquest

Question 13

The ancient Aztec capital, site of Mexico City today

Answer 13

Tenochtitan

Question 14

The political party introduced in 1929 in Mexico that helped to introduce democracy and maintain political stability for much of the 20th century

Answer 14

Institutional revolutionary party

Question 15

People of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage

Answer 15

Mestizo

Question 16

1st marquis of the valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that’s caused the fall of the Aztec Empire

Answer 16

Hernando Cortes

Question 17

A factory in Mexico that’s assembles imported materials into finished goods for export

Answer 17

Maquiladoras

Question 18

An important trade agreement creating a huge zone of cooperation on trade and economic issues in North America

Answer 18

NAFTA

Question 19

The heartland or plane of origin of a major culture; a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to other cultures

Answer 19

Cultural hearth

Question 20

A style of music that began in Trinidad and combines musical elements from Africa, Spain,and the Caribbean

Answer 20

Calypso

Question 21

A style of music that developed in Jamaica in 1960’s and is rooted in African, Caribbean, and American music often dealing with special problems and religion

Answer 21

Reggae

Question 22

Takes place outside official channels, without benefits

Answer 22

Informal economy

Question 23

A ship canal cut through panama connecting the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean

Answer 23

Panama Canal

Question 24

Descendants of people who may have crossed a land bridge from Siberia to Alaska

Answer 24

In a

Question 25

Language of the Inca

Answer 25

Quechua

Question 26

Portugal gaining control over the land that became present-day Brazil

Answer 26

Treaty of Tordesillas

Question 27

Colorful feast day in Brazil

Answer 27

Carnival

Question 28

Brazilian dance with African influences

Answer 28

Samaba

Question 29

A material art and dance that developed in Brazil from Angolans who were taken there by the Portuguese from Africa

Answer 29

Capoeira

Question 30

A government run by generals after military takeover

Answer 30

Gunta

Question 31

A military dictator or political boss

Answer 31

Caudillo