Geog 255 Exam 2

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1. The Treaty of Tordesillas demarcated the boundary between the spheres of Spain and Portugal. How does the current western boundary of Brazil compare with the treaty line?

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It is hundreds of miles to the west of the treaty line

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2. You’re in Nagoya, Japan. A Japanese man you try to talk to doesn’t speak Japanese, he just points to himself and says “Dekasegi.” What language does he speak?

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Portuguese

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3. To find ancient Incan religious artifacts, where would you look?

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Under Catholic Churches

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4. A major oil company, using exploration and geologic maps discovered a large oil deposit. The problem is that the oil is located in a territory that used to be under dispute between 2 Latin American countries (i.e. the oil discovery was in an area that was part of the other L.A. country 100 years ago) Where is it?

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Northern Peru

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5. Where was the MOST redistribution of land from the rich to state farms or cooperatives in the last 60 years?

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Cuba

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6. You’re selling your latest baseball mitt line: Which country would you leave OFF your list?

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Panama
YES: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua

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7. What was the ethnic background and origin of the bulk of the Jewish migrants to Latin America who came from the late 1800’s to the 1940’s

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Ashkenazim, Eastern Europe

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8. You’re eating dinner at a L.A. family’s home, but you don’t know where they’re from. You’re served beef bbq, bread, carrots, grapes, and apples. This is common food in which counry?

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Uruguay

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9. Pacific Coast Colombia has a large number of long-standing plantations. It is logical to note that a prime ethnic group in this area is

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African

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10. Where would you most likely find export-oriented profit-driven cattle production in Latin America?

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an estancia

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11. In Guatemala, people who don’t live as Indians (i.e. They’ve adopted Latin American culture) are known as

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Ladino

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12. Which of the following regions were colonized by Europeans much later than the rest?

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Patagonia

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13. The formal economic sector job you would most likely find available, based on where women have traditionally been employed in this sector would be

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teacher

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14. You want to help slow down the arrival of illegal narcotics to the U.S. Your boss wants you to specify the best places to put new resources into stopping illegal cocaine shipments. In what country would you NOT recommend increasing monitoring of trade shipments to the U.S.?

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Paraguay

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15. Which match is NOT correct?

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PRI (Institutional Revolutionary party)-Honduras (it's MEXICO)
YES: FARC-Columbia, Sandinistas-Nicaragua, Shining Path-Peru

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16. Which pairs of countries has indicated their antagonism toward each other through over lapping land claims?

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Argentina and Chile

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17. The Jesuits went to Paraguay and established missions. What was NOT one of the purposes of the missions?

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NOT: Enrich the Catholic Church in Rome from Gold Mining
YES: Convert Indians to Catholicism, Educated Indians in art and music, Protect natives from European slave traders, teach natives basic skills and trades

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18. What type of Catholics are generally converting to other faiths, and which social class are they predominantly from?

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Nominal (type), Class: Lower class

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19. Which of the following is a New World crop from Latin America originally

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Cacao (Chocolate)

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20. Which country has ALL of these qualities 1) considered to be among the 7 most corrupt countries in L.A. 2) population has an average of less than 4 years schooling 3) Literacy rates are less than 75% 4) The richest 10% of the population makes over 45% of the countries income

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Guatemala

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*Match each religion with the country

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x

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Candomble

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Brazil

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Hinduism

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Guyana

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Catimbo

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Brazil

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Judaism

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Argentina

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Santeria

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Cuba

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Voodoo

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Haiti

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*Match each food with a country, other than Brazil and Mexico, which is a top 3 producer/exporter of that product

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x

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Banana exports

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Costa Rica

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Beef & cattle exports

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Argentina

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Coffee beans production

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Colombia

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Grapes production

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Chile

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Cane Sugar production

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Colombia

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*Match the group of people with the L.A. country where the group makes up atleast 50% of that country’s population

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x

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African

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Suriname

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European

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Uruguay

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Mestizo

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Honduras

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Mulatto

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DR

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Native American/Indian

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Bolivia

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A handsome young man invites you to go for a bike ride with him the next time the weather should accommodate such an activity. What do you say?

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HAIL YES!