Study Guide

Latin American Test

Land, People, Resources:

  1. What environmental issue does Mexico City face and why?
  1. What is deforestation and why does it continue when we need the rain forest?
  1. Where do most people settle in Mexico?
  1. Where do most people settle in Brazil?
  1. Where do most people live in Venezuela?
  1. Where do most people live in Cuba?
  1. What is the biggest export for the Mexican economy?
  1. What is Venezuela’s biggest export?
  1. What are the biggest exports for Brazil?
  1. What are the biggest exports for Cuba?

History of Latin America

  1. What are the four classes and ethnic groups established in the encomienda and who had the most power and wealth (pages 175-176 in your textbook)

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  1. What three ethnic groups made up most of Latin America?
  1. What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
  1. Who was Cortez and what did he do?
  1. Who was the ruler of the Aztec empire and what areas did he control?
  1. Who was the ruler of the Inca Empire and what areas did he control?
  1. Who was Pizarro and explain who he conquered and why?
  1. Define the Columbian Exchange and be able explain what was exchanged.
  1. Why were Africans used as labor in the New World instead of Native Americans?

Culture/Independence:

  1. What were the two languages brought from Europe?
  1. What is the main religion in most Latin American countries?
  1. Know the country each liberator fought for and their goal :

Toussaint L’Ouverture:

Simon Bolivar:

Miguel Hidalgo:

  1. Who were the Zapatistas and what was their goal?
  1. What government came into effect after Batista and who was the leader?
  1. You will be asked to choose one (1) of the following to answer using a MINUMUM OF 3 COMPLETE SENTENCES:
  1. Explain and analyze two cause and effects of the Cuban Revolution. (be sure to include how and why the causes led to the effects)
  2. Explain and analyze how the Columbian exchange affected BOTH Europe and the New World(be sure to include things exchanged and why they changed life on both continents)
  3. Describe the encounter AND consequences of the conflict between the Spanish and Native Americans (be sure to include who conquered who and why).