Exam 7: Latin America and the Caribbean

This agricultural system,often used in tropical forests,involves cutting trees and brush and burning them so that crops can benefit from cleared ground and nutrients in the ash.

The most massive migration in Latin America during the 20ᵗʰ century has been a(n)________ migration.

A Mulatto is a person of European and African-American descent.

All of these countries are located in Central America except:

Most people in Latin America speak Spanish or:

The Andes Mountains run parallel to the west coast of South America.

Slave imports to Latin America from Africa totaled 20 million people during the colonial period.

Governments in Latin America have a bias in favor of ________ regions by providing more services and investments to these specific areas.

El Niño is a period warming of sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific off the coast of this country.

Who lived in "Maroon communities"?

When were wild plants and animals domesticated by native Latin Americans?

When did Panama regain control of the Panama Canal?

What was "The Demographic Collapse" in Latin America?

The 2010 earthquake in ________ killed as many as 300,000,000 people and destroyed buildings and infrastructure in it capital city of Port au Prince.

What Latin American country was affected the most by Hurricane Mitch in late October 1998?

Farms used to grow crops mainly for local consumption during the colonial era were called:

Which cartels now control most of the drug flow,including cocaine,meth and heroin,to the United States?

The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement made by Pope Alexander VI in 1494 to divide the world between ________ and ________ along a north-south line 1100 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands.

What is the dominant religion in Latin America?

This is the highest mountain in the Andes.