Matching
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Match
each term with the correct statement below. a. | agribusiness | e. | favelas | b. | Alliance for
Progress | f. | import
substitution | c. | Sandinistas | g. | maquiladoras | d. | ejidos | h. | Organization of
American States | | | | |
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Group formed
to promote democracy, economic cooperation, and human rights in Latin America and the United
States
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Program by
which Latin American governments introduced reforms in exchange for U.S. loans and
investments
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Assembly
plants
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Reform-minded nationalists in Nicaragua
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Slums
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In the hope
of boosting its economy, Cuba is a. | requiring its people to buy electronic
goods | c. | laying off government
workers to encourage the growth of private business | b. | disbanding all
government run businesses | d. | allowing Cubans to
travel freely in and out of the country. | | | | |
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Why did the
US impose a trade embargo on Cuba in 1960? a. | Cuba imposed a bargo on the US. | c. | The Soviets deployed missiles in Cuba | b. | Castro criticized
JFKennedy | d. | Cuba nationalized
American businesses without compensating them. | | | | |
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Cuba went
into an economic free fall in the early 1990s when a. | The Soviet Union
collapsed | c. | Cuba was discovered to
be conducting nuclear tests. | b. | Pres Clinton reinstated the trade
embargo. | d. | Multinational
corporations withdrew their businesses from Cuba. | | | | |
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Which of the
following problems is NOT evident in Cuba today? a. | food shortages and rationing | c. | poverty due to low government salaries | b. | too many political
parties | d. | human rights
offenses | | | | |
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Many wonder
if Cuba will follow in the steps of ___________________, two communist countries that opened up their
economies whle retaining authoritarian political control. a. | Laos and
China | c. | China and
Vietnam | b. | N Korea and Vietnam | d. | Russian and Laos | | | | |
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What is the
correct chronological order of these early environmental events:
a. Clean Air Act signed
into law
b First Earth Day Celebration
c Endangered species
Act signed into law
d Creation of the EPA a. | b d a
c | c. | d c b
a | b. | a b c
d | d. | a c b
d | | | | |
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Figure 37-1
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Which letter
in Figure 37-1 indicates Haiti?
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The letter A
in Figure 37-1 indicates a. | Brazil. | c. | Guatemala. | b. | Colombia. | d. | Mexico. | | | | |
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Which letter
in Figure 37-1 indicates the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere?
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Which of the
following environmental problems was not a factor in spurring Americans into action in the late
1960s? a. | global
warming | c. | pollution in rivers and
on beaches | b. | several oil-related disasters | d. | dense smog covering many big cities | | | | |
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The Clean
Air Act a. | was the first piece of
environmental legislation to take effect in the US | b. | made it illegal to sell
unleaded gasoline | c. | required factories to install smokestack
filters | d. | gave state governments the authority to reduce air
pollution | | |
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A key reason
that the environmental movement was so successful in getting laws passed was a. | The US was falling
behind China as a leader of environmental issues | c. | American businesses were demanding new environmental
regulations. | b. | The EPA was created by executive
order. | d. | the movement has
bipartisan support in Congress. | | | | |
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In which
nation-which proved to have Earth’s greatest oil riches- did Standard Oil of California first
strike oil? a. | Venezuela | c. | Iran | b. | Saudi Arabia | d. | Kuwait | | | | |
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Today
OPEC consists of _____ more countries than it did when it was founded 50 years ago.
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To
lessen dependence on foreign oil, the US had done all but which of the following? a. | searched in
unlikely places for oil | c. | created new
carbon emissions regulations | b. | searched for alternatives to
oil | d. | forced OPEC
nations out of key international organizations like the UN | | | | |
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Which
statement is false about the oil industry prior to 1960? a. | US and Europe
had control of most of the world’s oil | c. | the auto industry boomed as theUS had prosperity after
WWII. | b. | modern world had become dependent on many products derived from
oil | d. | Oil had not yet
been discovered in the Middle East. | | | | |
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Short Answer
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22.
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List two
reasons it has been difficult for the US to tackle climate change.
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