Ms. Dykstra

Question 1

Who does it mean to be Mestizo ?

Answer 1

– a person with a mix of European and Native American ancestry

Question 2

What’s happening through out Latina groups?

Answer 2

There is now a blending of these different ethnic groups throughout Latin America

Question 3

Most countries gain independence by what?

Answer 3

Most countries gained independence through violent means which disrupted economies and led to instability in the region

Question 4

What is the primary language in most countries in the region?

Answer 4

Spanish is the primary language of most countries in the region

Question 5

Family life

How long does a family extend?

Answer 5

Households include an extended family that goes beyond parents and children to include grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, and godparents

Question 6

What religion is most of the people are in Latin America?

And what is the official religion of Spain and Portugal?

Answer 6

Most people in Latin America are Roman Catholics (official religion of Spain and Portugal)

Question 7

What are problems due to rapid urbanization?

Answer 7

Problems due to rapid urbanization:  Insufficient jobs or housing for many people Unsanitary areas and the spread of disease  Air pollution and water pollution o Emigration (leaving a country to move to another)  Many Latin Americans migrate—both legally and illegally—to the United States, looking for economic opportunities, improved living conditions, political freedom, or escape from political unrest

Question 8

What do Latin American countries experiencing?

Answer 8

Some Latin American countries are experiencing “Brain Drain,” when educated, wealthy members of society leave the country for better opportunities

Question 9

What happens in rural area? Poverty and Drug Wars

Answer 9

In rural areas, some farmers still live without electricity or clean water

Question 10

What is Mexico’s economy?

Answer 10

Mexico’s economy is on pace to be the strongest economy in Latin America

Question 11

What’s the percentage of the population happening in Mexico’s growing middle class?

Answer 11

Growing middle class – about 40% of the population

Question 12

What is Maquiladora?

Answer 12

Maquiladora is a foreign-owned factory in Mexico at which imported parts are assembled by lower-paid workers into products for export

Question 13

What so Critics say about jobs?

Answer 13

Critics say many of those jobs are usually in unsafe working conditions

Question 14

Many Haitians are moving illegally into Dominican Republic

True or False?

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

How many people deported back to Haiti?

Answer 15

1,500 people have been deported back to Haiti

Question 16

Another way to say “Dictator?” and what did he do?

Answer 16

Emergence of a new kind of leader—a caudillo, or dictator, who ruled with the backing of the military and wealthy landowners

Question 17

What did Cuban Revolution do to Batista in 1959?

Answer 17

In 1959, the Cuban Revolution overthrew Batista and made Cuba a communist state ruled by dictator Fidel Castro

Question 18

Is Sundie cute?

True or False

Answer 18

ye boi

Question 19

What side is Cuba sided with? And what president?

Answer 19

Cuba sided with the Soviet Union and President Eisenhower placed an economic embargo (official ban on trade or other commercial activity

Question 20

Why are some Cuban Americans upset about embargo?

Answer 20

Some Cuban-Americans who were repressed under Castro’s regime are upset about the lifting of the embargo since they claim Cuba should still be “punished” until it changes policies