Quiz Chaps 1-3

Question 1

Iberoamerica

Answer 1

Cultural/Linguistic term. Countries where Spanish and Portuguese are spoken (Iberian Peninsula)

Question 2

Lusoamerica

Answer 2

Cultural/linguistic term. Basically means Brazil, or countries settled by Portuguese

Question 3

Latin America

Answer 3

a cultural, sociological term that includes a little bit of everything. Not necessarily associated exclusively with Spanish or Portuguese roots. This also includes other countries in the area that do not have the same roots

Question 4

South America

Answer 4

Strictly geographical term

Question 5

Central America

Answer 5

Mexico to Panama in strictly geographical terms. In terms of political unity, it includes only countries in the central part, not mexico.

Question 6

Isthmus

Answer 6

a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land. Central America

Question 7

Which country in S. America has coasts on 2 oceans?

Answer 7

Colombia

Question 8

Which empire disappeared before the Spaniards arrived?

Answer 8

Mayans (Aztecs disappeared after)

Question 9

Yucatan peninsula includes

Answer 9

Guatemala, Mexico, Belize

Question 10

What is ethnocentrism

Answer 10

Judging of other people’s actions based on the common association of key cultural elements