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Which states have the largest group of: -Cubans -Dominicans and Puerto Ricans -Mexicans -TX, NM, AZ, CA -NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA -FL, NJ |
Cubans - FL, NJ Dominicans and Puerto Ricans - NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA Mexicans - TX, NM, AZ, CA |
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Is Fernandez the illustrator's father's last name or mother's last name? |
Father's last name |
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Why might a US citizen referring to him/herself as Americano(a) be misleading? |
There is a North America and a South America |
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What is some countries' nickname for people from the US? |
gringo/a |
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Does the term gringo/a a negative connotation in all Spanish-speaking countries? |
no |
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What term is generally used for US citizens instead of americano/a or estadounidense? |
norteamericanos |
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What term is used to refer to people from both Spain and Latin America? |
hispanic |
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What term to many Spanish speakers in the US prefer instead? |
Latino/a |
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-How many Hispanics are there in the US? -What percentage is that? |
-50 million -16.5% |
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What percent of the population do they predict will be Hispanic in 2050? |
30% |
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What percent of the Hispanic population was born in the US? |
64% |
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Why do some people of Latino heritage not speak English? |
They have been in America for so long that they not only speak English |
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-After what event did Mexico lose territory to the US? -What was the date? |
-Mexican American War -1848 |
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When did Spanish colonization of Puerto Rico begin? |
1509 |
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-With what event did the US receive control over Puerto Rico? -What was the date? |
-Treaty of Pairs -1898 |
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-Why can Puerto Ricans have US passports, work legally in the US, and be drafted into the US army? -What was the date? |
-Commonwealth of US -1952 |
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Where do Hispanic college students typically live? |
With their parents |
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Where do they live if they attend a school outside their hometown? |
With relatives or in a dorm |
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-What is a pensión? -Why do students live there? |
-A boarding house where students rent rooms -They don't have relatives to live with |
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From where do many major league baseball players come from? |
The Dominican Republic |
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-What is the linguistic term for words that are pronounced differently in two languages, but are similar in spelling and meaning? -Provide one example of this type of word from the list in the white box |
-Cognates -fotografía, especial, limonada, instante, infancia, biología, universidad, música, público, información, religión, artista, patriotismo |
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What does "embarazada" mean? |
Pregnant |
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What is the linguistic term for words like "embarazada" and "librería?" |
cognata falso |
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What two reasons does the passage give for US students going overseas to earn their MBA degrees? |
-Compete for jobs in a global market -Regional experts |
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For what two reasons did 90% of the Taíno population in Puerto Rico die within a few decades? |
-Smallpox -Suicide |
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Why were blacks originally brought to Panama? |
To help build the Panama canal and work on the sugar plantations |
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What two dances originated in the DR? |
-merengue -bachata |
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What dance combines American jazz with Caribbean music and African rhythms? |
Salsa |
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Even though it is a very small country, what percent of the world's plants and animals does it have? |
6% |
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From what date has Costa Rica not had a military? |
1948 |
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-For what did Óscar Arias, president of Costa Rica, win the Nobel Peace Prize? -What was the date? -What did his plan end? |
-Proposing a peace plan -1987 -Ended in an armed conflict in Nicaragua |
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The "Precolumbian" time period took place before what date? |
1492 |
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What were the two names of the two major indigenous people of Mexico? |
-Aztecs -Myans |
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What was the major indigenous group in Perú? |
Incas |
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-Who conquered the Aztec empire? -The Inca empire? |
-Cortés -Pizarro |
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In what mountain range is Machu Picchu? |
Andes |
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In which country is it? |
Peru |
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When was it discovered? |
1911 |
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What is it, according to experts today? |
An Imperial refuge and burial place |
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What is the weather like at Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere? |
It's hot on Christmas |
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-What does the passage say about the difference in temperature between the seasons in countries that are near the equator? -What influences the temperature in these countries (for example, Ecuador)? |
-There is not much difference in weather -altitude |
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What's the weather like in the mountains? |
Chilly/cold |
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What is the highest navigable lake in the world? |
el lago Titicaca |
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In what countries is it? |
Bolivia and Peru |
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Which five countries have the largest number of Spanish speakers in the world? |
Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Spain, US |
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When two women (or a man and a woman) meet, in what nonverbal greeting do they usually engage? |
two kisses (besos) |
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-What percent of the world's population speaks Spanish? -English? |
-5.5% -5.4% |
