Which type of economic activity dominates the Amazon rainforest?
Responses
A farmingfarming
B fishingfishing
C logginglogging
D ranching
D ranching
Adult Literacy Rates
Brazil - 86.9%
El Salvador - 78.7%
Nicaragua - 66.5%
Uruguay - 97.6%
Ecuador- 91.6%
Based on these figures, which nation would be MOST likely to have the LOWEST standard of living?
Responses
A UruguayUruguay
B BrazilBrazil
C NicaraguaNicaragua
D EcuadorEcuador
E El Salvador
C Nicaragua
What conclusion can you draw from the fact that Spanish and Portuguese are the most commonly spoken languages in Latin America?
Responses
A Latin Americans were born in Spain and Portugal and then moved.Latin Americans were born in Spain and Portugal and then moved.
B Spain and Portugal colonized Latin American nations during the 15th and 16th centuries.Spain and Portugal colonized Latin American nations during the 15th and 16th centuries.
C Many Latin Americans travel to Spain and Portugal and learn the language while visiting.Many Latin Americans travel to Spain and Portugal and learn the language while visiting.
D Latin Americans have chosen to speak Romance languages
B Spain and Portugal colonized Latin American nations during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Why did military leaders overthrow the governments of Chile and Argentina in the 1970s?
Responses
A They feared their governments were moving toward communism.They feared their governments were moving toward communism.
B They disapproved of their governments using oil revenue to fund social programs.They disapproved of their governments using oil revenue to fund social programs.
C Military leaders thought the governments was not doing enough to combat inequality.Military leaders thought the governments was not doing enough to combat inequality.
D They disliked the democratic government in place.
A They feared their governments were moving toward communism.
Which of the following events eventually led to Brazil’s independence?
A Arrival of the Portuguese royal family in Brazil.
Which of the following events eventually led to Brazil’s independence?
Responses
A Getúlio Vargas' overthrow of the governmentGetúlio Vargas' overthrow of the government
B the liberation of enslaved Afro-Braziliansthe liberation of enslaved Afro-Brazilians
C Simón Bolívar's uprisingSimón Bolívar's uprising
D Napoleon's invasion of PortugalNapoleon's invasion of Portugal