Exam 1: The Americas

Question 1

Currently, how many people live in North American Region?

Answer 1

345 million

Question 2

What is the name of the mountain chain that extends the length of South America’s west coast?

Answer 2

Andes

Question 3

Which practice was most responsible for the deforestation of the islands of the Caribbean?

Answer 3

Sugarcane plantation agriculture

Question 4

Which region of the USA contains the country’s densest population settlement?

Answer 4

The Atlantic Coast

Question 5

What major change occurred to the Panama Canal in 2016?

Answer 5

A new set of locks was added thereby allowing larger ships to pass through

Question 6

Which of the following islands is Not part of the Greater Antilles?

Answer 6

Bahamas

Question 7

During what period of time has the Sunbelt region of the USA grown most quickly?

Answer 7

1970- present

Question 8

Over the last 40 years, approximately what percentage of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest had been destroyed?

Answer 8

20%

Question 9

What was the main cause of the Carribean demographic?

Answer 9

Disease

Question 10

What do we call new suburbs that include retailing, industries, office, and entertainment activities, but are less connected to the central cities, and more connected to other suburban centers?

Answer 10

Edge cities

Question 11

Which Caribbean country is the most urbanized?

Answer 11

Puerto Rico

Question 12

Today, what percentage of the Noth American population is urban?

Answer 12

80%

Question 13

What percentage of the world’s plant and animal species are found in the Amazon rainforest?

Answer 13

50%

Question 14

What makes the Amazon River distinctive?

Answer 14

It is the world’s largest river by volume

Question 15

Which is the oldest continuously occupied European city in the Carribean?

Answer 15

Santo Domingo

Question 16

Today, approximately how many undocumented immigrants live in the USA?

Answer 16

11-12 million

Question 17

Which of the following environmental problems is associated with Mexico City and Santiago?

Answer 17

Air pollution

Question 18

What is the approximate population of the Caribbean?

Answer 18

44 million

Question 19

Which Canadian province has a majority of French-Canadian citizens?

Answer 19

Quebec

Question 20

What is the name of the high altitude plateau where the Andes mountains reach their greatest width?

Answer 20

Altiplano

Question 21

What well-known form of music closely associated with the Caribbean?

Answer 21

Reggae

Question 22

Almost half of the USA Hispanic live in this state

Answer 22

California

Question 23

How many residents does a city need in its metropolitan area to qualify as a megacity?

Answer 23

10 million

Question 24

What is the most common language in the Caribbean?

Answer 24

Spanish

Question 25

Which countries are members of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

Answer 25

Canada, Mexico, & USA

Question 26

Which of the following statement about squatter settlements in Latin America is not true?

Answer 26

They provide adequate housing

Question 27

Maroon societies were composed of which group of people?

Answer 27

escaped slaves

Question 28

Which of the following statement is true? (Canada)

Answer 28

The political status of Quebec remains a major issue in Canada

Question 29

What is mestizo?

Answer 29

A person of mixed European and Native American ancestry

Question 30

From which country did the indentured workers who migrated to Guyana and Trinidad come?

Answer 30

India

Question 31

Which of the following is not a primate city in Latin America?

Answer 31

Panama City

Question 32

Maroon societies

Answer 32

Allowed the perpetuation of African culture

Question 33

Where are the people of Latin America concentrated?

Answer 33

In cities and on the coasts

Question 34

By the early 20th century, which foreign country was dominant in the Carribean?

Answer 34

USA

Question 35

Which country of Latin America has the region's largest population?

Answer 35

Brazil

Question 36

In which Caribbean country is Santeria religion most common?

Answer 36

Cuba

Question 37

In the Latin American city model, which land use is located along the "spine?"

Answer 37

Superior services, roads, and transportation

Question 38

What was the name of the official USA policy that the USA would not tolerate European military involvement in the Western Hemisphere?

Answer 38

Monroe Doctrine

Question 39

What is the ethnicity of the majority of people in Latin America?

Answer 39

Mestizos (mixed)

Question 40

Which USA president was responsible for the construction of the Panama Canal?

Answer 40

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 41

Which language is the second-most common in Latin America?

Answer 41

Portuguese

Question 42

Historically, which crop has been the most important one in the Caribbean?

Answer 42

Sugarcane

Question 43

Which trade block is the most important in Latin America?

Answer 43

Mercosur

Question 44

Most Carribean people have an average life expectancy of...

Answer 44

Over 70 years

Question 45

What goal did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?

Answer 45

divided South America between Spain and Portugal

Question 46

Which Mexican drug cartel controls northern Mexico along the borders of California, Arizona, and New Mexico?

Answer 46

Sinaloa Federation

Question 47

Which Latin American country is the world leader in coffee production?

Answer 47

Brazil

Question 48

The 2 largest economies in Latin America are

Answer 48

Brazil and Mexico

Question 49

Which Latin American country holds the world's largest reserve of lithium, a metal used to make lightweight batteries?

Answer 49

Bolivia

Question 50

Approximately, how many people today, are employed in maquiladoras in Mexico?

Answer 50

1 million