Quiz 9 - Geog 322
NGOs in Latin America
- point to major social and environmental changes.
- attack problems that the market economy and national governments aren’t addressing/are creating.
- are “revolutionary.”
- all of the above describe NGOs in Latin America.
International/supranational organizations do not interact with NGOs to accomplish development work in Latin America.
- True
- False
Scales of an NGO
- Shift so the organization can gain more power.
- Are indicators of whether positive or detrimental work is being carried out.
- Reflect the importance of the issue the organization is addressing.
- Reflect what the organization is capable of.
Andean Reciprocity
- was the Pre-Columbian version of the NGO space in society.
- was the Pre-Columbian education system in Latin America.
- governed the Pre-Columbian communal land system.
- involved higher taxes on the poorest in Pre-Columbian society.
How did colonial governments create schools, hospitals and other “charitable” infrastructure?
- through their own charity organizations
- through the church
- through existent Andean Reciprocity systems
- they left it to native groups to build
What led to the rise of NGOs in the 1980s and 1990s?
- the failure of a corrupt Catholic Church to address social and environmental issues.
- the desire for groups worldwide to contribute to liberation theology movement goals.
- the failure of large development projects and the opening of democracies.
- the effects of corruption between the state and powerful landowners/urban entrepreneurial classes.
How did the World Bank respond to pressure from NGOs about its development policies in Rondonia?
- it continued settling the area with no policy change.
- it decentralized development projects to local NGOs
- it invited the World Wildlife Fund, the Sierra Club, and the Environmental Defense Fund to coordinate development projects.
- it funded coffee and cacao production projects.
________ was one activity proposed as a PLANAFLORO development project by Rondonian NGOs/small farmers.
- cacao cultivation
- coffee cultivation
- soy cultivation
- native fruit or palm tree cultivation
Beekeeping in Rondonia
- Involved the use of a bee species native to the Amazon
- Successfully conserved the forest and provided a livelihood for locals.
- Involved the use of non-native bees that didn’t need the forest to survive.
- Furthered deforestation unintentionally.
The moratorium on soybean purchases in Mato Grosso illustrates:
- The power of local farmer NGOs in crafting environmentally sound farming policy in the area.
- That business – oriented NGOs and environmental groups like Greenpeace can successfully work together in crafting policy.
- That national governments can work effectively and efficiently to conserve the environment.
- The power of “jumping scale”.
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