Deck 15: Epilogue

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

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.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

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 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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.

Question 7

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