Quiz 3 Flashcards
Which of the following statements is/are true about the tectonic history of South America.
A) South America broke off from the super-continent of Pangea around 160 million years ago.
B) Owing to tectonic forces, South America is on a collision course with Africa. Fortunately, however, geologists estimate that this will not occur for another 120 million years.
C) Tectonic forces are principally responsible for the formation of South America’s three most prominent geographical features: the Andes Mountains, the Amazon River basin and the Pampas.
D) The formation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is part of a process that has helped to propel South America westward.
E) Unlike North America, whose mountains have been formed by the collision of tectonic plates, the Andes have been formed by volcanoes in a process similar to that which accounts for Mount Kilimanjaro in East Africa.
A & D
Which of the following statements about the atmospheric system of South America is/are true?
A) Moist air carried by the Trade Winds from the Pacific Ocean is forced up by the Andes Mountains, causing the moisture to condense and fall as rain and snow, which provides the water for the Amazon River.
B) The heating of the landmass of Middle and South America, which lie within the tropics, accounts for the mass of warm air that causes hurricanes in Florida and the southern United States.
C) Air flows in the region of the Amazon River are random and changing, which is why navigation on the River is difficult and population density in this region low.
D) European exploration of the Brazilian coast occurred later than that of Middle America and the Caribbean, because Portuguese explorers had to sail against the Trade Winds in their attempts to reach the New World.
E) The Pampas are dry, because they lie at the southern end of South America, closest to Antarctica, where so much potential rain water is tied up in ice.
None of the above
Which of the following factors explain(s) the early arrival of Spanish and Portuguese explorers in Central and South America?
A. The location of the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.
B. The fact that North America was already occupied by the British and French.
C. Global wind patterns.
D. The attraction of tropical products, like sugar, spices and medicinal drugs.
E. The search for sea routes to the East.
A,C & E
During the 16th century, the most important exports from the New World colonies of Spain and Portugal were [1] and [2]
Silver and Sugar
In the early 16th century, the Spanish Conquistadors conquered two Native American empires, one in what is now Middle America, and one in South America.
Name each of these Native American empires and identify the present-day country in which the capital city of that empire was located.
A) In Middle America, Hernan Cortes conquered the [1], whose capital city was located in what is now [2]
B) In South America, Francisco Pizarro conquered the [3], whose capital city was located in what is now [4]
Aztec and Mexico & Incas and Peru
Name] was a Latin American revolutionary who rose to prominence in Cuba in the late-1950s and early-1960s, went on to promote revolution in Africa, and was killed in Bolivia in 1967.
Che Guevara
During the period, 1500-1800, most of the world’s silver was mined in [1], which is located in what is now [2]
Potosi, Bolivia
Which of the following is associated with the theory of "Development?" A. Comparative advantage B. Free trade C. The International Monetary Fund D. The World Trade Organization E. The Washington Consensus
All of the above
Which of the following does NOT belong in this list: Fidel Castro Hugo Chavez Luiz Lula da Silva Evo Morales Daniel Ortega Answer: Luiz Lula da Silva
Luiz Lula da Silva
In [year] Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of [name], dividing the New World along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands.
1494; Tordesillas
