1/26/26, 7:41 PM Reading Quiz 4: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
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Due Jan 26 at 11:59pm
Points 40
Questions 80
Available Jan 13 at 12am - Jan 26 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 160 Minutes
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST 107 minutes 39.5 out of 40
Score for this quiz: 39.5 out of 40
Submitted Jan 26 at 6:41pm
This attempt took 107 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
0..5 pts
In 1950, percent lived in towns and cities in Latin America; in 2011, percent did so.
39/ 82
27/ 76
22/ 66
35/ 73
41/ 79
Correct answer
Question 2
0..5 pts
Which is NOT one of the four reasons why urban growth accelerated in Latin America during the last half
of the twentieth century?
economic growth (particularly in industry) stimulated the creation of urban jobs
improved transport and communications made it easier to move around
land holding in rural areas was unequal and opportunities to improve lives in the countryside was limited
total population growth put pressure on resources in the countryside
food availability was better in urban areas versus the countryside
Correct answer
,1/26/26, 7:41 PM Reading Quiz 4: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
Question 3
0..5 pts ✓ Quiz submitted
By the year 2000, approximately 19 percent of Mexicans, 16 percent of Salvadorans, and 11 percent of
Cubans and Dominicans, were living in:
South America
the United States
the Eastern Hemisphere
Asia
Europe
Correct answer
Question 4
0..5 pts
In Peru, Lima is times larger than the second city, Arequipa, and in Argentina, Greater Buenos
Aires is times larger than Cordoba. The situation in Uruguay, Paraguay, and most Caribbean
countries is even more extreme.
4/ 3
11/ 9
7/ 4
13/ 11
9/ 7
Correct answer
Question 5
0..5 pts
The population growth of Bogota, in Columbia, has recently outpaced that of its main rival:
Buenaventura
Medellin
Cartagena
Cali
Barranquilla
Correct answer
Question 6
0..5 pts
During the debt crisis, growth of the largest cities slowed. Because those cities had benefited the
most from import substitution industrialization and had attracted a high proportion of international
investment and government subsidies, it was not surprising that the debt crisis hit them the hardest.
, 1/26/26, 7:41 PM Reading Quiz 4: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
1950s
Quiz submitted
1960s
1970s
2000s
1990s
1940s
1980s
Correct answer
Question 7
0..5 pts
Increasing air pollution, traffic congestion, land prices, and office costs (in some very large cities, such as
Mexico City or Sao Paulo) have encouraged companies to relocate their manufacturing operations to:
smaller cities outside the large regional center (usually within about 200 km)
China
the coast to be near the port cities for export
other large cities on the other side of the country
the United States
Wrong answer
Question 8
.5 pts
Given the speed of urban growth in the , the migration process was surprisingly peaceful. People
moved to the cities because urban conditions, for all of their horrors, were better than those in the rural
areas.
1970s and 1980s
1930s and 1940s
1940s and 1950s
1980s and 1990s
1920s and 1930s
1950s and 1960s
Correct answer
Question 9
0..5 pts
In 2005, percent of the population was born in the city compared with only percent in 1964.
55/ 45
63/ 47
Reading Qu
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Qu4
iz
Due Jan 26 at 11:59pm
Points 40
Questions 80
Available Jan 13 at 12am - Jan 26 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 160 Minutes
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST 107 minutes 39.5 out of 40
Score for this quiz: 39.5 out of 40
Submitted Jan 26 at 6:41pm
This attempt took 107 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
0..5 pts
In 1950, percent lived in towns and cities in Latin America; in 2011, percent did so.
39/ 82
27/ 76
22/ 66
35/ 73
41/ 79
Correct answer
Question 2
0..5 pts
Which is NOT one of the four reasons why urban growth accelerated in Latin America during the last half
of the twentieth century?
economic growth (particularly in industry) stimulated the creation of urban jobs
improved transport and communications made it easier to move around
land holding in rural areas was unequal and opportunities to improve lives in the countryside was limited
total population growth put pressure on resources in the countryside
food availability was better in urban areas versus the countryside
Correct answer
,1/26/26, 7:41 PM Reading Quiz 4: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
Question 3
0..5 pts ✓ Quiz submitted
By the year 2000, approximately 19 percent of Mexicans, 16 percent of Salvadorans, and 11 percent of
Cubans and Dominicans, were living in:
South America
the United States
the Eastern Hemisphere
Asia
Europe
Correct answer
Question 4
0..5 pts
In Peru, Lima is times larger than the second city, Arequipa, and in Argentina, Greater Buenos
Aires is times larger than Cordoba. The situation in Uruguay, Paraguay, and most Caribbean
countries is even more extreme.
4/ 3
11/ 9
7/ 4
13/ 11
9/ 7
Correct answer
Question 5
0..5 pts
The population growth of Bogota, in Columbia, has recently outpaced that of its main rival:
Buenaventura
Medellin
Cartagena
Cali
Barranquilla
Correct answer
Question 6
0..5 pts
During the debt crisis, growth of the largest cities slowed. Because those cities had benefited the
most from import substitution industrialization and had attracted a high proportion of international
investment and government subsidies, it was not surprising that the debt crisis hit them the hardest.
, 1/26/26, 7:41 PM Reading Quiz 4: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
1950s
Quiz submitted
1960s
1970s
2000s
1990s
1940s
1980s
Correct answer
Question 7
0..5 pts
Increasing air pollution, traffic congestion, land prices, and office costs (in some very large cities, such as
Mexico City or Sao Paulo) have encouraged companies to relocate their manufacturing operations to:
smaller cities outside the large regional center (usually within about 200 km)
China
the coast to be near the port cities for export
other large cities on the other side of the country
the United States
Wrong answer
Question 8
.5 pts
Given the speed of urban growth in the , the migration process was surprisingly peaceful. People
moved to the cities because urban conditions, for all of their horrors, were better than those in the rural
areas.
1970s and 1980s
1930s and 1940s
1940s and 1950s
1980s and 1990s
1920s and 1930s
1950s and 1960s
Correct answer
Question 9
0..5 pts
In 2005, percent of the population was born in the city compared with only percent in 1964.
55/ 45
63/ 47
