Mr. LoSasso presents…..

1. Mr. LoSasso presents….. ….a game of INTELLIGENCE, SPEED, & most importantly LUCK!!!

2. Team 1 You will attempt to answer 3 out of your 4 slides correctly to gain 3 “Press Your Lucks” Good Luck!

3. What does the “T” in NAFTA stand for? TRADE

4. Which Rain Forest Interest group would likely say the following statement? Rain Forest Interest Groups: * Environmentalists * Government Leaders * Native Amazonians * Ranchers * Rubber Tappers * Settlers “The beef industry is a HUGE business responsible for generating MILLIONS of dollars in large countries like Brazil and Argentina. NO government regulation should be put into effect that will limit OUR ability to make a profit!” RANCHERS

5. Besides the United States, Name the 2 other countries that make up the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)… CANADA & MEXICO

6. What does GDP stand for? Gross Domestic Product

7. Team 2 You will attempt to answer 3 out of your 4 slides correctly to gain 3 “Press Your Lucks” Good Luck!

8. What does the “F” in NAFTA stand for? FREE

9. What religion is practiced by MOST Latin Americans? Hinduism Islam Roman Catholic Judaism

10. Which Rain Forest Interest group would likely say the following statement? Rain Forest Interest Groups: * Environmentalists * Government Leaders * Native Amazonians * Ranchers * Rubber Tappers * Settlers “Excessive carbon dioxide in the atmosphere contributes to global warming and other problems. Those that cut down trees in the rain forest are very short-sighted and ignorant of the long-term consequences of their actions!” ENVIRONMENTALISTS

11. What COUNTRY, shown on the chart above, has a form of government where the people enjoy very little rights and freedoms and EVERYTHING is owned and controlled by the government? CUBA

12. Team 3 You will attempt to answer 3 out of your 4 slides correctly to gain 3 “Press Your Lucks” Good Luck!

13. What does the second “A” in NAFTA stand for? AGREEMENT

14. Which Rain Forest Interest group would likely say the following statement? Rain Forest Interest Groups: * Environmentalists * Government Leaders * Native Amazonians * Ranchers * Rubber Tappers * Settlers “My family claimed a small, modest plot of land in 1963. Two generations have practiced subsistence farming on this land, yet we are always being bothered by the natives and harassed by ranchers who contend that it is their land. Can’t these people just leave us alone!” SETTLERS

15. What COUNTRY has the LOWEST GDP per capita? Colombia

16. What South American country is shown here? ARGENTINA

17. Team 4 You will attempt to answer 3 out of your 4 slides correctly to gain 3 “Press Your Lucks” Good Luck!

18. Which countries possess fairly large quantities of crude oil? Mexico & Venezuela

19. What does the “NA” in NAFTA stand for? NORTH AMERICAN

20. What South American country is shown here? BOLIVIA

21. Which Rain Forest Interest group would likely say the following statement? Rain Forest Interest Groups: * Environmentalists * Government Leaders * Native Amazonians * Ranchers * Rubber Tappers * Settlers “I represent the people of Brazil and I feel that by mining, ranching, and farming the rain forests that our country can generate sufficient money to reduce some of our country’s debt.” GOVERNMENT LEADERS

22. Ladies’ Round The girls of the class will fight it out for the next 6 questions…. Good Luck, Girls!!!

23. Demographics are the collecting and analyzing of data on human populations. Which of the following is NOT an area of demographic study? *GDP per capita ($) *Foreign exports *Life expectancy *Literacy Rate *Urban/Rural Population %

24. What South American country is shown here? PERU

25. Which Latin American COUNTRY is being described with the following characteristics? Catholic Churches The Sierra Madres Pollution A Z T E C S MEXICO Mariachis

26. What TERM refers to the clearing or cutting down of trees? DEFORESTATION

27. ? Found all along the western coast of South America, what MOUNTAIN RANGE is the LONGEST in the world? ANDES MOUNTAINS

28. What South American country is shown here? CHILE

29. Men’s Round The boys of the class will fight it out for the next 6 questions…. Good Luck, dudes!!!

30. What is the process by which plants use carbon dioxide and sunlight to make oxygen called? PHOTOSYNTHESIS

31. Complete the following statement... Tropical Rainforests are the “____________ of the Earth.” LUNGS

32. Complete the following statement... Plants and trees change our CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) into ________________ (O2). OXYGEN

33. Which Rain Forest Interest group is shown in the picture below? Rain Forest Interest Groups: * Environmentalists * Government Leaders * Native Amazonians * Ranchers * Rubber Tappers * Settlers Rubber Tappers

34. Which RAIN FOREST INTEREST GROUP would be MOST concerned about conservation and the protection of plants and animal species as well as figuring out ways to minimize the effects of the greenhouse effect and global warming? ENVIRONMENTALISTS

35. What South American country is shown here? COLOMBIA

36. Final Round:Free for All!!! Get ready folks…. The final 7 questions are up for grabs!!! Go get ‘em!

37. 1 On the Mexico City bus tour, we visited the “Plaza of 3 Cultures” 2 1 The skyscrapers represent the culture of modern Mexico. 2 The Catholic Church and school represent the culture of Spain. ??? What ancient Indian tribe of Mexico do the ruins in the Plaza de lasTres Cultures represent? Aztec

38. What South American country is shown here? BRAZIL

39. Which Rain Forest Interest group is shown in the picture below? Rain Forest Interest Groups: * Environmentalists * Government Leaders * Native Amazonians * Ranchers * Rubber Tappers * Settlers Native Amazonians

40. Tenochtitlan was the name of the ancient Aztec capital city….Today, what is Tenochtitlan now known as? P.S. we went on a bus tour to this city. Mexico City

41. Which EUROPEAN country colonized (& controlled) Mexico until its independence in 1821? NETHERLANDS BELGIUM IRELAND GREAT BRITAIN FRANCE p.s. think of Mexico’s official language. PO R T U GA L SPAIN

42. Which EUROPEAN country colonized (& controlled) Brazil until its independence in 1822? NETHERLANDS BELGIUM IRELAND GREAT BRITAIN FRANCE p.s. MOST Brazilians don’t speak Spanish. PO R T U GA L SPAIN

43. What South American country is shown here? ECUADOR

44. Congrats to the Winners!!!