Cultural Geography of Latin America

Question 1

Over the years, the United States government has intervened in Latin America on behalf of US business and __________ interests.

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political

Question 2

Fidel Castro became the dictator of Cuba in __________.

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1959

Question 3

The US government was very involved in Latin America during the Cold War, often in an attempt to __________.

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stop the spread of communism in the region

Question 4

After enslaving native populations, European colonists often imported enslaved __________ for forced labor on sugarcane plantations.

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Africans

Question 5

Which European nation was the most influential in colonizing Brazil?

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Portugal

Question 6

In Latin American history, the Pre-Columbian Era refers to the time __________.

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before the arrival of European explorers and colonists

Question 7

As the result of hundreds of years of assimilation with Spanish culture, the most common religion in Latin America is __________.

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Roman Catholicism

Question 8

Which of the following actions is not an example of US involvement in Latin America?

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bringing the tradition of Carnival to Brazil

Question 9

All of the following were pre-Columbian civilizations in Latin America, except __________.

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the Navajo

Question 10

Haiti’s independence from France was achieved through a __________.

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slave rebellion

Cultural Geography of Latin America Answers