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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Is inhabited only by Polynesians
B has received migrants from Bolivia and Peru to work in its tourism industry
C retains its own laws even though it is governed by Chile
D Has successfully resisted cultural influences from Chile
Question #2
A They are expressions of local and global process simultaneously
B It represents relational geographic thinking
C Focuses only on present relationships in the global economy rather than colonial or pre-colonial periods
D At times views the US-Mexico border as an artificial line
Question #3
A It is comprised of Peru, Bolivia and Chile
B has extremely close relations with the US compared with other Latin American subregions
C Its culture is heavily influenced by the Incan Empire
D Was significantly influenced by a wave of European migration in the early 20th century
Question #4
A Andean South America
B Brazil
C Southwestern portion of the contemporary US
D Mexico
Question #5
A The shared Spanish language
B the large number of indigenous peoples in the Andean region
C the border region between the US and Mexico
D the dominance of Catholicism
Question #6
A has effectively eliminated the US from interfering in the region
B was supported by the US
C was supported by Hugo Chavez, former president of Venezuela
D attempted to separate northern South America from the southern ones, namely Argentina and Chile
Question #7
A Spain
B Portugal
C France
D United States
Question #8
A Possesses very few common characteristics with mainland Latin America
B is always treated separately from mainland Latin America
C Is distinctively culturally from Latin America because of its significant African legacy and cultural imprint of European powers, such as France, England and Netherlnds
D when considered as part of Latin America, supports the notion of continentality as a way to demarcate world regions
Question #9
A It is synonymous with principles of continentality
B There is physical overlap with other world regions
C The Guyanas are an exception due to their cultural distinctiveness from the rest of the region
D It describes the area from Colombia to the Southern tip of South America
Question #10
A They tend to be constructed at various geographic scales
B are “revolutionary.”
C They tend to be subjective
D They always have clearly demarcated boundaries
E They can be based on cultural, economic, or environmental attributes