The name Latin America was chosen to reflect the cultural characteristics of its European colonizers, France and Britain, whose base languages evolved from Latin
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
RATIONALE: The land portion of the Western Hemisphere south and southeast of the United States is commonly known as Latin America. This name reflects the importance of cultural traits inherited mainly from the European colonizing nations of Spain and Portugal, whose languages evolved from Latin.
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