How and when did the region come to be known as Latin America?


About six hundred years ago, there were not any Latinos in this region of the world. Latin American got its name from the immigrating Latin population from Europe.

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In the context of economic development over the last 30 years, regional inequality across the globe

A) has declined with increased globalization. B) has increased with increasing globalization. C) has not worsened in countries like the United States and Scandinavia. D) is not evident in peripheral countries. E) is not evident in core countries.

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Which of the following terms is true about middle-latitude cyclones in North America?

A. They travel from east to west. B. They are less intense in the winter months. C. They travel from south to north. D. Their storm tracks shift to the south in winter, and to the north in summer.

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Bangladesh and the Maldives are situated on some of the higher islands in the Asian region and are therefore not concerned about sea level rise

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Some farmers in the Midwest rotate their crops from year to year, switching from soybeans to corn on the same fields. What is one of the advantages of doing this?

A) Soybeans add large amounts of carbon dioxide to the soil, which helps the corn crop. B) Both crops require the same fertilizing supplies, so farmers save by buying fertilizer in bulk. C) Corn adds large amounts of phosphorus to the soil, which helps the soybean crop. D) The corn crop benefits from reactive nitrogen fixed and added to the soil by the soybean crop.

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