Study Review: Latin America Unit Exam

Events, Figures and Terms:

(be able to answer the following questions in Matching, T/F, and Multiple Choice formats)

Geography of Latin America (power point, physical map of LA):

1. What are the major mountain ranges and rivers in Latin America?

2. What is the climate of Latin America?

Early History of Latin America (DBQ q’s & paragraph):

1. What were the achievements of the Mayans, Aztecs, Incas?

Spanish Colonialism in Latin America (power point):

1. What were the significances of each person?

a. Hernando Cortes

b. Bartolome de las Casas

2. Who held power in LA during Spanish rule?

a. creole

b. peninsulare

c. mestizo

d. mulatto

e. native Indian

3. Why were the Europeans successful in conquering the Aztecs?

4. What 2 European nations conquered Latin America?

5. What was the motivation for European countries to sail west?

6. What was the role of the Catholic Church in the Spanish-controlled colonies?

7. What were the working conditions for the Native Indians under Spanish rule?

8. What are haciendas?

9. What are encomiendas?

10. What is the Columbian Exchange?

Mexican Independence & Revolution (fill-in-blank notes, “Libert, Land, Revol.” article q’s, “Mexican Independence” reading q’s, power point lecture notes):

1. What were the significances of each person?

a. Father Miguel Hidalgo

b. Benito Juarez

c. Porfirio Diaz

d. Francisco Madero

e. Venustiano Carranza

f. Pancho Villa

g. Emiliano Zapata

2. In what year did Mexico gain independence from Spain? What were the conditions for Mexicans at this time?

3. Which foreign country ruled over Mexico during 1862 – 1867?

4. Who won the Mexican-American War?

5. What year did the Mexican Revolution take place?

6. What were the improvements in the 1917 Constitution? Is it still used today?

7. What are ejidos?

8. What was one of the best results, after the Mexican Revolution?

Latin American Revolutions (power point lecture notes):

1. What were caudillos?

2. Why was Simon Bolivar significant?

Latin America during the Cold War (video q’s, x-word puzzle, LA/US/Cold War wksht):

1. What was the US goal during the Cold War re: Latin America?

2. What kind of governments existed in most Latin American countries during the Cold War?

3. What is a coup de tat?

4. Who was General Augusto Pinochet

5. What was the Monroe Doctrine?

6. What are some current problems that Mexico still faces today?

NAFTA (news article t-chart & NAFTA study guide wksht):

1. What was NAFTA?

2. Was it successful?

3. Problems with it?

Brazilian Rainforest (Greenwatch article & cornell notes from class set readings):

1. Why are rainforests so unique, regarding their climate, plant and animal life?

2. What resources are found in the rainforest?

3. When did development and modernization of the Brazilian rainforest begin?

4. What is deforestation?

5. What are ways to protect/preserve the rainforest?

6. How can governments help to protect the rainforest?

Immigration:

  1. what are the goals of US immigration policies?
  2. what are the restrictions for not allowing an immigrant to the US?
  3. which countries send the most immigrants to the US?
  4. what are the reasons for illegal immigration?
  5. what are the concerns re: immigration to the US?
  6. what are the proposed ideas for new legislation re: US immigrants?