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GWA Latin America Test Part 1 Flashcards

1
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1st great Mesoamerican culture

A

Olmec

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2
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Capital city was Tenochtitlan

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Aztec

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3
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Capital city was Cuzco

A

Inca

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4
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Practiced slash and burn agriculture

A

Maya

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5
Q

Defeated by Cortes

A

Aztec

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6
Q

Defeated by Pizarro

A

Inca

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7
Q

Lived primarily along the Yucatan Peninsula

A

Maya

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8
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The first Americans were called

A

Paleo (Indians)

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9
Q

The ____ was a shift from nomadic lifestyle to farming

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Mesolithic (Agricultural Revolution)

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10
Q

The first Americans crossed a land bridge called

A

Beringia

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11
Q

The Incan civilization flourished among the ____ Mountains

A

Andes

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12
Q

The Mayans used to keep written records

A

Hieroglyphic

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13
Q

The Aztec capital city is the same location of _____ today

A

Mexico City

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14
Q

The Bay of Pigs is located in which Latin American nation?

A

Cuba

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15
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What are Peons?

A

A Spanish-American laborer or unskilled farm worker

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16
Q

What type of government exists in Cuba today

A

Communist

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17
Q

Which geographical area includes Jamaica?
Greater Antilles or Lesser Antilles

A

Greater Antilles

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18
Q

South America contains how many independent countries

A

12

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19
Q

The Panama Canal was originally owned and controlled by which nation

A

U.S

20
Q

What four islands make up the Greater Antilles?

A

Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola

21
Q

Where is the Ring of Fire in Latin America?

A

Along the west coast of Latin America

22
Q

Where are the Pampas?

A

Central Argentina

23
Q

Where are the Sierra Madres?

A

West and eastern sides of Mexico

24
Q

One of the driest deserts in the world, located in Chile

A

Atacama

25
Q

Tallest mountain in South America

A

Aconcagua

26
Q

Former French penal colony, located off the coast of French Guiana

A

Devil’s Island

27
Q

Highest waterfall in the world, located in Venezuela

A

Angel Falls

28
Q

Buffer State

A

Small country located between two large, hostile powers

29
Q

Cartel

A

A group of independent corporations or other entities that join together to fix prices, rig bids, allocate markets, or conduct other similar illegal activities

30
Q

Coup

A

A coup is an attempt to illegally overthrow the government of a country

31
Q

Landlocked

A

(especially of a country) almost or entirely surrounded by land; having no coastline or seaport

32
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Maize

A

Corn, one of the principal crops planted by Mexican farmers

33
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hacienda

A

Large plantation in Latin America

34
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Embargo

A

Complete halt to trade

35
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Refugee

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Person who flees his or her homeland to seek safety somewhere else

36
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Monopoly

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Complete control over a market or product

37
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Privatization

A

Selling state-owned industries to private investors

38
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Commonwealth

A

An independent country or community, especially a democratic republic

39
Q

Chile is known as the “elongated country” (T/F)

A

True

40
Q

The Mosquito coast can be found along the eastern shore of Honduras (T/F)

A

True

41
Q

The Amazon River is the longest and largest river in the world (T/F)

A

False

42
Q

The Soviet Union supported the Contras in Nicaragua during the 1980’s (T/F)

A

True

43
Q

Charles Darwin compiled research while stopping in the Galapagos Islands (T/F)

A

True

44
Q

The Incan civilization flourished among the Andes Mountains (T/F)

A

True

45
Q

The Pan-American highway starts in Fairbanks, Alaska and ends in Buenos Aires, Argentina (T/F)

A

True

46
Q

Latin America extends from the Rio Grande River to the Cape of Good Hope (T/F)

A

False

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