Comprehensive Review for Exam 2: Middle America, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa/Southwest Asia

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Comprehensive Review for Exam 2: Middle America, South America,Sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa/Southwest AsiaReview Exam 2Exam 2 will consist of 60 multiple choice question worth 2 points each for a total of120 points.Middle AmericaBe familiar with the following concepts, ideas, or terms : land bridge, archipelago,culture-hearth, mainland-rimland framework, mestizo, hacienda, plantationmaquiladora,remittances, tropical deforestation, and mulatto.1.What country was a British colony until 1981? What two languages are dominantin this country?oBelize; English and Spanish.2.What is a mestizo and mulatto?oMestizo: A person of mixed European and indigenous ancestry.oMulatto: A person of mixed European and African ancestry.3.What Caribbean island contains more than one state?oHispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic).4.What are characteristics of the tourism industry in the Caribbean?oMajor industry with a focus on resorts, cruises, and cultural heritage.5.Know the colonial associations of the Greater Antilles islands.oCuba (Spanish), Jamaica (British), Hispaniola (Spanish-Haiti, French-DR), PuertoRico (U.S. territory).6.What two cultures represent major cultural hearths in Mesoamerican culture?oOlmec and Maya.7.Know the characteristics of haciendas and plantations.oHaciendas: Large estates focused on subsistence farming.oPlantations: Large estates focused on cash crops with slave labor.8.What islands comprise the Greater Antilles?oCuba,Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico.

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9.What areas comprise the Rimland and Mainland in Middle America?oRimland: Coastal regions with European and African influences.oMainland: Interior regions with indigenous influences.10.What country is the largest country in terms of area and population in MiddleAmerica?•Mexico.11.What is a maquiladora?•A factory in Mexico that imports materials and exports finished products, often inborder regions.12.Besides Europe, what other continent was dominant in shaping the Caribbeancultures?•Africa.13.Who are the indigenous people in Guatemala?•Maya.14.Know the history behind the recent war in Guatemala. (power of place video andslide show)•The Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996) involved government forces and leftistguerrillas, with atrocities against indigenous groups.15.What 3 countries produce cocaine that is moved through Central America andsold in the U.S.?•Colombia, Peru, Bolivia.South AmericaBe familiar with the following concepts, ideas, or terms : altiplano, land alienation, pluralsociety, subsistence agriculture, urbanization, rural to urban migration, megacity, barrio(favela), El Nino, dependencia theory.1.What city was the control center of the Incan Empire?

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