GWA Latin America Test Part 1 Flashcards
1st great Mesoamerican culture
Olmec
Capital city was Tenochtitlan
Aztec
Capital city was Cuzco
Inca
Practiced slash and burn agriculture
Maya
Defeated by Cortes
Aztec
Defeated by Pizarro
Inca
Lived primarily along the Yucatan Peninsula
Maya
The first Americans were called
Paleo (Indians)
The ____ was a shift from nomadic lifestyle to farming
Mesolithic (Agricultural Revolution)
The first Americans crossed a land bridge called
Beringia
The Incan civilization flourished among the ____ Mountains
Andes
The Mayans used to keep written records
Hieroglyphic
The Aztec capital city is the same location of _____ today
Mexico City
The Bay of Pigs is located in which Latin American nation?
Cuba
What are Peons?
A Spanish-American laborer or unskilled farm worker
What type of government exists in Cuba today
Communist
Which geographical area includes Jamaica?
Greater Antilles or Lesser Antilles
Greater Antilles
South America contains how many independent countries
12
The Panama Canal was originally owned and controlled by which nation
U.S
What four islands make up the Greater Antilles?
Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola
Where is the Ring of Fire in Latin America?
Along the west coast of Latin America
Where are the Pampas?
Central Argentina
Where are the Sierra Madres?
West and eastern sides of Mexico
One of the driest deserts in the world, located in Chile
Atacama
Tallest mountain in South America
Aconcagua
Former French penal colony, located off the coast of French Guiana
Devil’s Island
Highest waterfall in the world, located in Venezuela
Angel Falls
Buffer State
Small country located between two large, hostile powers
Cartel
A group of independent corporations or other entities that join together to fix prices, rig bids, allocate markets, or conduct other similar illegal activities
Coup
A coup is an attempt to illegally overthrow the government of a country
Landlocked
(especially of a country) almost or entirely surrounded by land; having no coastline or seaport
Maize
Corn, one of the principal crops planted by Mexican farmers
hacienda
Large plantation in Latin America
Embargo
Complete halt to trade
Refugee
Person who flees his or her homeland to seek safety somewhere else
Monopoly
Complete control over a market or product
Privatization
Selling state-owned industries to private investors
Commonwealth
An independent country or community, especially a democratic republic
Chile is known as the “elongated country” (T/F)
True
The Mosquito coast can be found along the eastern shore of Honduras (T/F)
True
The Amazon River is the longest and largest river in the world (T/F)
False
The Soviet Union supported the Contras in Nicaragua during the 1980’s (T/F)
True
Charles Darwin compiled research while stopping in the Galapagos Islands (T/F)
True
The Incan civilization flourished among the Andes Mountains (T/F)
True
The Pan-American highway starts in Fairbanks, Alaska and ends in Buenos Aires, Argentina (T/F)
True
Latin America extends from the Rio Grande River to the Cape of Good Hope (T/F)
False
