Practice Test

Question 1

What did the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo do in response to the actions of the military government in Argentina?

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They held protests and demanded answers.

Question 2

In chronological order, Mexico’s leaders after its independence in 1821 and before its revolution in 1910 were

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Santa Anna, Benito Juarez, and Porfirio Diaz.

Question 3

Overpopulation occurs when the

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birth rate exceeds the death rate.

Question 4

Which best explains how the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) maintained power in Mexico for many years?

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It defeated opposition parties by controlling congress and using election fraud.

Question 5

What is one of the advantages of globalization?

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greater markets for goods and services

Question 6

Following its independence, Brazil first became a

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monarchy.

Question 7

Which country has chosen to bypass membership in the European Union?

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Turkey

Question 8

Based on the graph, we can predict that the global population today has

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continued to increase.

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