Question 1

Central Americans are responsible for 0.05% of global greenhouse gas emissions but are particularly vulnerable to climate change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following statements about gangs and violence in the Northern Triangle (Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala) is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  These three countries currently experience levels of violence comparable to their civil wars in the 1980s and to war zones around the world today. 
B)  The US has deported thousands of undocumented gang members to these countries, where they often have negligible family or other connections. 
C)  A wave of migration by unaccompanied children from these countries to the US in 2014 and 2015 was directly caused by the high levels of gang violence there. 
D)  Recent experience proves conclusively that an iron-fisted approach is more effective than seeking to negotiate with the gangs to reduce violence. 
A)  These three countries currently experience levels of violence comparable to their civil wars in the 1980s and to war zones around the world today. 
B)  The US has deported thousands of undocumented gang members to these countries, where they often have negligible family or other connections. 
C)  A wave of migration by unaccompanied children from these countries to the US in 2014 and 2015 was directly caused by the high levels of gang violence there. 
D)  Recent experience proves conclusively that an iron-fisted approach is more effective than seeking to negotiate with the gangs to reduce violence. D

Question 3

By moving people out of the vulnerable countryside and into denser and more efficient cities, urbanization has eased many of the pressures on Latin America's environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following has NOT fully recognized same-sex marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uruguay 
B)  Argentina 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Chile 
A)  Uruguay 
B)  Argentina 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Chile

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the lithium deposits of South America is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  While Bolivia may be home to up to half the world's lithium supply, foreign investment has been minimal because its government has refused to offer more generous terms to foreign investors. 
B)  Lithium production requires considerable amounts of labor but relatively little capital investment. 
C)  This mineral is a crucial, and increasingly valuable, component of batteries in cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles. 
D)  The current Chilean and Argentine governments have sought to attract foreign investment to develop their lithium deposits. 
A)  While Bolivia may be home to up to half the world's lithium supply, foreign investment has been minimal because its government has refused to offer more generous terms to foreign investors. 
B)  Lithium production requires considerable amounts of labor but relatively little capital investment. 
C)  This mineral is a crucial, and increasingly valuable, component of batteries in cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles. 
D)  The current Chilean and Argentine governments have sought to attract foreign investment to develop their lithium deposits.

Question 6

There are more Hispanic/Latino people in the United States than in any Latin American country except Brazil and Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The disaster on the Doce River caused by the Samarco Corporation involved

Accepted Answer

A)  The breaching of a hydroelectric power dam. 
B)  An oil spill from one of Brazil's largest oil-production and -transportation facilities. 
C)  The release of toxic waste from a large iron mine. 
D)  The release of radioactive wastewater from one of Brazil's oldest and largest nuclear-power plants. 
A)  The breaching of a hydroelectric power dam. 
B)  An oil spill from one of Brazil's largest oil-production and -transportation facilities. 
C)  The release of toxic waste from a large iron mine. 
D)  The release of radioactive wastewater from one of Brazil's oldest and largest nuclear-power plants.

Central Americans are responsible for 0.05% of global greenhouse gas emissions but are particularly vulnerable to climate change.

Which of the following statements about gangs and violence in the Northern Triangle (Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala) is FALSE?

By moving people out of the vulnerable countryside and into denser and more efficient cities, urbanization has eased many of the pressures on Latin America's environment.

Which of the following has NOT fully recognized same-sex marriage?

Which of the following statements about the lithium deposits of South America is FALSE?

There are more Hispanic/Latino people in the United States than in any Latin American country except Brazil and Mexico.

The disaster on the Doce River caused by the Samarco Corporation involved

Prologue

Latin America in the Age of Revolution, 1789-1820s

Latin America: Regionalism and First Attempts at State Formation

Exclusion and Inclusion: Everyday People, 1825-1880s

Progress and Modernization: The Elites Strategy, 1870-1929

Worlds Connecting: Latin America in an Imperial Age

Progress and Its Discontents, 1880-1929

The Great Depression and Authoritarian Populists, 1930-1950

The Challenges of Modernity, 1930-1950

Revolution and Reform in Latin America, 1950-1980

Counterrevolution in Latin America, 1960-1980

The Late Cold War in Latin America, 1970s to 1990

Neoliberalism and Its Discontents, 1980-2015

New Identities, New Politics, 1980-2016

Filters

Exam 15: Epilogue

Central Americans are responsible for 0.05% of global greenhouse gas emissions but are particularly vulnerable to climate change.

Which of the following statements about gangs and violence in the Northern Triangle (Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala) is FALSE?

By moving people out of the vulnerable countryside and into denser and more efficient cities, urbanization has eased many of the pressures on Latin America's environment.

Which of the following has NOT fully recognized same-sex marriage?

Which of the following statements about the lithium deposits of South America is FALSE?

There are more Hispanic/Latino people in the United States than in any Latin American country except Brazil and Mexico.

The disaster on the Doce River caused by the Samarco Corporation involved

Prologue

Latin America in the Age of Revolution, 1789-1820s

Latin America: Regionalism and First Attempts at State Formation

Exclusion and Inclusion: Everyday People, 1825-1880s

Progress and Modernization: The Elites Strategy, 1870-1929

Worlds Connecting: Latin America in an Imperial Age

Progress and Its Discontents, 1880-1929

The Great Depression and Authoritarian Populists, 1930-1950

The Challenges of Modernity, 1930-1950

Revolution and Reform in Latin America, 1950-1980

Counterrevolution in Latin America, 1960-1980

The Late Cold War in Latin America, 1970s to 1990

Neoliberalism and Its Discontents, 1980-2015

New Identities, New Politics, 1980-2016

Filters