| World Regional Geography: The New Global Order Update, 2/e Michael Bradshaw,
College of St. Mark and John
Latin America
More Study QuestionsStudy the Key Terms listed in this chapter. Consult the glossary as needed.
- Match the following organizations with their descriptions.
_____ Andean Group
|
a. formed in 1973, composed of 13 former British colonies
|
_____ Association of Caribbean States
|
b. free trade group of Southern South America
|
_____ Caribbean Community and Common Market
|
c. trade restrictions are removed plus economic policies and business
laws are blended
|
_____ Central American Common Market
|
d. includes a central authority that may override government decisions
of individual countries
|
_____ Common market
|
e. designed to boost intraregional trade, but civil wars got in the
way
|
_____ Customs union
|
f. trying to get better trade for countries of the Northern Andes
|
_____ Mercosur
|
g. formed in 1995, may lead to the American Free Trade Association
|
- Match the following miscellaneous terms with their descriptions.
_____ Banana republic
|
a. helps to protect interests of the United States
|
_____ Capitalization
|
b. allows Mexican factories along the border to import parts without
paying duties
|
_____ Caribbean Basin Initiative
|
c. people of mixed native American and European ancestry
|
_____ Encomienda system
|
d. relying on a single commercial crop that is subject to climate and
market fluctuations
|
_____ Export-led underdevelopment
|
e. a country that relies on one or two exports
|
_____ Favela
|
f. foreign capital is invested in Bolivian state corporations
|
_____ Maquiladora program
|
g. land grants to Spaniards who are responsible for exploiting the land's
wealth
|
_____ Mestizo
|
h. shantytowns in Brazilian cities
|
_____ Monoculture
|
i. taxes on exports to pay for imports; slows development
|
- Distinguish the following terms from each other.
- Mayan civilization, Aztecs, and Incas
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
- Briefly describe each of the following terms:
- El Nino phenomenon
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
- Free trade zone
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
- geopolitical ambitions
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
|
|