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Course Name: World Cultures 1: North and South America Course ID: and Europe SSTH053057 Student: Justin Jun ID: A84527857 Submittal: 52 Progress Test 2 Although the progress test is similar in style to the unit evaluations, the progress test is a closed-book, proctored test. You may not have access to notes or any of the course materials while you are taking the test. It is important that you do your own work. Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Brazil is the a. b. c. ____ 2. Which of the following is NOT true about the Amazon rainforest? a. b. c. ____ 3. British and United States. Spanish and English. Spanish and Portuguese. Which of the following would NOT be true of Canadian culture? a. b. c. ____ 7. drought heavy rains high altitude Latin America was colonized mostly by the a. b. c. ____ 6. Chile Panama Costa Rica El Niño takes place when the temperature of the Pacific waters are very warm. This effect often leads to __________ on the Pacific Coast. a. b. c. ____ 5. It is found mostly in Brazil. It is the largest rainforest in the world. It has very little problem with deforestation. Which of these is NOT a country located in Central America? a. b. c. ____ 4. second largest country in Latin America. largest country in Latin America. the most western country of Latin America. There are strong differences between English and French speaking peoples. There are native people as well as immigrants. Most Canadians avoid outdoor activities because of the climate. Which of the following is NOT true about the states of the United States of America? a. b. c. There are 50 states. They are all contiguous. There are 48 contiguous states. ____ 8. Middle America is an __________ , meaning it connects two larger landmasses. a. b. c. ____ 9. isthmus island archipelago Which of the following best describes the government of Canada? a. b. c. parliamentary democracy federalism communism ____ 10. By 2000, Latin American and Canadian immigrants made up __________ of all the country's immigrants. a. b. c. almost 90 percent almost 10 percent almost 50 percent ____ 11. What major landforms can be found throughout the western regions of both the United States and Canada? a. b. c. vast plains mountains megalopolis ____ 12. Which of the following statements would be true about natural resources in the U.S. and Canada? a. b. c. They have abundant and varied resources. They have enough oil to sustain themselves. They both have scarce resources and have to import them. ____ 13. Which of the following is a good example of culture in Latin America? a. b. c. Judaism is the largest religion in Latin America. Art and music are unimportant in the culture. Religion has a very important role in Latin American culture. ____ 14. Because it is located high in the Andes mountains, Chile's economy is based mostly on a. b. c. farming. ranching. mining. ____ 15. What country contains a canal that allows for commerce across the isthmus of Central America? a. b. c. Guatemala Panama Puerto Rico ____ 16. Blizzards, tornadoes, and hurricanes are __________ that can affect Canada and the U.S. a. b. c. natural disasters biomes tectonic events ____ 17. The Aztec, Incan, and Mayan people are important to Latin America because a. b. c. they created early civilizations in Latin America. they colonized Latin America for Europe. they drove the Europeans out of Latin America. ____ 18. Which of the following is NOT true about the diverse biomes (climate regions) of the United States and Canada? a. b. c. The northernmost regions of Canada are highland. The northeastern U.S. is mostly humid continental. Almost all of the United States is humid continental. ____ 19. Canada's trade surplus can be linked to its a. b. c. need for more resources. ability to sell resources to other countries. oil reserves. ____ 20. Which of the following would NOT be true about American culture? a. b. c. Music is influenced by many different ethnic groups. Lifestyles vary throughout the United States. The U.S. has one of the lowest home ownership rates in the world. ____ 21. Which of the following is true about economic regions in the United States? a. b. c. The northeast region of the U.S. focuses on business and trade, including biotechnology. The southwest region of the U.S. focuses on agricultural products. The northeast region of the U.S. focuses on farming and ranching. ____ 22. Which of the following would be found in the Caribbean? a. b. c. Mexico Panama Haiti ____ 23. Which of the following is NOT true about elevation and climate in Latin America? a. b. c. Tierra caliente, tierra fria, and tierra helada are examples of climate variation. Most of the climate variation is due to the mountains. There is little altitude and climate variation in Latin America. ____ 24. Latin America's longest river (4,000 miles), the Amazon, begins in the __________ and flows to the __________ . a. b. c. Andes Mountains, Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean Andes Mountains, Pacific Ocean ____ 25. The Continental Divide determines a. b. c. the center of the continent. the direction that rivers flow. how a continent is divided into countries. ____ 26. Because birthrates are very high in most Latin American countries, a. b. c. the population is dropping rapidly. the population is growing rapidly. the population is distributed evenly. ____ 27. What languages do most Latin Americans speak? a. b. c. Spanish and Portuguese Portuguese and English French and Creole ____ 28. Which of the following events occurred SECOND in Canadian history? a. b. c. England and France claiming areas of Canada Native American settlement of Canada Canada gaining its independence ____ 29. The Portuguese were the first and largest group to settle the country of a. b. c. Mexico. Haiti. Brazil. ____ 30. Which of the following countries is located next to the Atlantic Ocean and is a world leader in oil and gas? a. b. c. Venezuela Peru Chile ____ 31. The Sierra Nevada Mountains would be found in the __________ of the U.S. and Canada. a. b. c. west east south ____ 32. Global warming, acid rain, and brownfields are __________ issues that the U.S. and Canada have to deal with. a. b. c. immigration economic pollution ____ 33. One reason Canadians in Quebec would like to become an independent country is a. b. c. there are cultural differences between French and English-speaking citizens of Canada. it is isolated from the rest of Canada. the Inuits want to inhabit their own territory. ____ 34. Which of the following would be found in South America? a. b. c. Brazil Mexico Costa Rica ____ 35. To ensure that goods can flow freely between the United States, Mexico, and Canada, __________ was established. a. b. c. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) PETA (People's Economics Trade Agreement) MUCA (Mexico-U.S.-Canada Agreement) ____ 36. Approximately how many people live in the United States today? a. b. c. 200 million 300 million 400 million ____ 37. Which of the following best represents the impact of immigrants on the United States? a. b. c. Immigrants had very little impact on the United States. The United States has always welcomed all immigrants. Immigrants had a great deal of impact on U.S. culture. ____ 38. Which of the following is NOT true about Mexico City? a. b. c. It is Mexico's capital. It is Mexico's largest city. It is Mexico's largest port city. ____ 39. The Great Lakes system is the world's largest group of freshwater lakes. The waters of these connected lakes flow into the __________ River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. a. b. c. Mississippi St. Lawrence Erie ____ 40. Which of these countries is the smallest in land area? a. b. c. Canada Russia United States ____ 41. Which of the following make up Middle America? a. b. c. Mexico and the Caribbean islands the Caribbean islands and Brazil Mexico and Central America ____ 42. English and __________ are the two official languages of Canada. a. b. c. French Spanish Inuit ____ 43. The revolution in Cuba in 1959 brought what type of government to Latin America? a. b. c. democracy communism monarchy ____ 44. Because European empires brought Africans to work on plantations, __________ have / has a high AfricanLatin American population. a. b. c. Uruguay. Chile. the Caribbean islands. ____ 45. Argentina's chief exports are a. b. c. nitrogen rich soil and coffee. beef and beef products. textiles and rice. 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Running head: WORLD HISTORY

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World Cultures 1: North and South America and Europe
Course ID: SSTH053057
Submittal: 52
Student: Justin Jun
ID: A84527857
Progress Test 2

WORLD HISTORY

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Response that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Brazil is the largest country in the Latin America.
Answer: Largest Country in the Latin America
2. Which of the following is NOT true about the Amazon rainforest?
Answer: - It has very little problem with deforestation.
3. Which of these is NOT a country located in Central America?
Answer: - Chile
4. El Nino takes place when the temperature of the pacific waters are very warm. This effect
often leads to heavy rains on the Pacific Coast.
Answer: Heavy rains
5. Latin America was colonized mostly by the Spanish and Portuguese.
Answer: Spanish and Portuguese
6. Which of the following would NOT be true of Canadian culture?
Answer: - There are strong differences between English and French speaking peoples.
7. Which of the following is NOT true about the states of the United States of America?
Answer: - They are all contiguous
8. Middle America is an isthmus, meaning it c...


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