Chapter 9 Test Study

Question 1

When your ancestors were the first people living in a country.

Answer 1

Indigenous

Question 2

When your ancestors are both Native American and European

Answer 2

Mestizo

Question 3

When lots of people move from rural areas/ the country into the cities.

Answer 3

Urbanization

Question 4

A city with more than 10 million people.

Answer 4

Megacity

Question 5

Floating farming islands made by the Aztec.

Answer 5

Chinampas

Question 6

When lots of highly skilled or educated people move to another country.

Answer 6

Brain Drain

Question 7

Family ruled by a woman such as a mother, grandmother, or aunt

Answer 7

Matriarchal

Question 8

Local form of a language used in a particular place or by a certain group.

Answer 8

Dialect

Question 9

An image made with small pieces of colored stone, glass, shell, or tile.

Answer 9

Mosaic

Question 10

A military dictator in a Latin American country is called this.

Answer 10

Caudillo

Question 11

Name two Mexican indigenous groups or empires.

Answer 11

Aztec and Maya

Question 12

Where do descendants of the Maya live now?

Answer 12

Southern Mexico and Central America

Question 13

How long did the PRI dominate Mexican politics?

Answer 13

70 years

Question 14

What are the majority language and religion in Mexico?

Answer 14

Spanish and Roman Catholic

Question 15

What were chinampas used for?

Answer 15

Farming

Question 16

These two resources are becoming scarce in Latin American cities due to urbanization.

Answer 16

Jobs and Housing

Question 17

Where was the first permanent European settlement in America?

Answer 17

Hispaniola

Question 18

What was unintentionally exchanged between Europe and the Americas in the 1500s?

Answer 18

Infectious Diseases

Question 19

Which country ruled Haiti before independence?

Answer 19

France

Question 20

Who spread baseball to the Caribbean?

Answer 20

American sailors

Question 21

Which South American countries have many people of Asian descent?

Answer 21

Brazil, Argentina, and Peru

Question 22

Why is the South American coast densely populated?

Answer 22

Favorable climates, fertile land, easy access to transportation systems

Question 23

What infrastructure helped Spain conquer the Inca?

Answer 23

The network of Incan roads

Question 24

What South American country became independent without violence?

Answer 24

Brazil

Question 25

Which areas in South America have more health concerns?

Answer 25

Rural areas and favelas