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Latin America Rev.
These cards will review Regents questions about Latin America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The term “Latin America” most accurately refers to? | Areas of the Western Hemisphere south of the United States |
| How have mountains, river valley, plateaus, and deserts effected the climates of Latin America? | Great variations in latitude and landforms resulted in a diversity of climates |
| What effect have mountain ranges, rain forests, and river systems had on Latin America? | They have limit the development of transportation and communication systems |
| Which geographic feature had the greatest influence on the development of the Inca Empire? | The Andes Mountains |
| A study of Aztec, Maya, and Inca agricultural systems would show that these civilizations | adapted to their environments with creative farming techniques |
| How did the Inca adapt to their physical environment? | They built footbridges that connected their roads across the Andes, terraced farming, and relay systems to move goods and messages from one part of the empire to another. |
| The Aztec use of the calendar and the Maya writing system both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas | Developed great empires prior to European contact |
| The Gupta civilization of India(4th–6th centuries) and the Maya civilization (4th–10th centuries) were similar in that both | built temple complexes and developed the concept of zero |
| Why were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the Aztec Empire? | The Spanish soldiers made effective use of their military technology, and the Native populations were weakened by disease. |
| Why were enslaved Africans used in the New World? | Plantations in the New World used enslaved Africans to replace native populations. |
| Who conquered the Aztec and Incan empires? | Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro |
| After contact with Europeans in the 1500s, millions of native peoples in the Americas died as a result of | new diseases to which the native peoples had no natural immunity |
| Which nation had the most influence on the colonization of Latin America in the 1500s? | Spain |
| The encomienda system in Latin America was a direct result of the | Age of Exploration and the need for cheap labor on plantations and in mines. |
| Which two revolutions most influenced 19th-century Latin American independence movements? | French and American |
| Which individual is most closely associated with independence in northern Latin America? | Simón Bolívar |
| Simón Bolívar, José de San Martín, and Toussaint l’Ouverture are important in Latin American history because they? | Led independence movements in Latin America. |
| What was a major cause of the Latin American Revolutions? | inequalities in the social structure |
| In many Latin American nations, the leadership roles assumed by the military and by the Roman Catholic Church evolved from | Spanish colonial rule |
| In many Latin American nations, which group has most resisted social and economic changes? | The landed elite |
| What type of leaders did Latin American countries have following independence? | Caudillos, supported by the military. |
| In the 20th century, an economic weakness of many Central American nations has been | An over-dependence on one or two cash crops for export |
| What type of government exists in many present-day Latin American countries? | democracies |
| In Latin America, the deforestation of the Amazon rain forest has led to | Environmental dangers of global warming and extinction of various plant and animal species. |
| Both the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba (1961) and the invasion of Panama (1989) are examples of United States attempts to | eliminate unfriendly governments geographically close to the United States |
| Why were Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutionary movements attracted to communism? | communist groups promised economic reform and better living standards |
| What did Fidel Castro want? | Progress and justice in Latin America through revolutionary socialism |
| The major reason the Mexican Government strongly supported the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was that this agreement would | promote investment and economic growth in Mexico |
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