FSOT Study Guide UPDATED Study
Guide QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
- South America was largely unexplored until? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The early 1900s
______ explored the Brazilian interior and the Atlantic of the South
American continent, which led him to the state of Mato Grosso. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon
What is the name of the British army officer who made the first trip to
South America to survey the border between Bolivia and Brazil? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Percy Fawcett
Who set out in 1911 to search for the lost capital of the Incas in the
South American wilderness? - CORRECT ANSWERS Hiram
Bingham
The Inca population was approximately ________ at the time of the
spanish conquest? - CORRECT ANSWERS at 12,000,00
What is the name of the tectonic plate in South America? -
CORRECT ANSWERS There are 3 plates in South America:
the South American Plate, the Caribbean Plate and the Nazca Plate.
,The primary structure which the US federal government uses carry
out diplomatic functions is ________? - CORRECT ANSWERS
The Foreign Service
Who is the current director general of the Foreign Service? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Carol Perez
Between 1975 and 2016, the director general of the Foreign Service
was also _________? - CORRECT ANSWERS The director of
the Bureau of Human Resources
_________ empowers the US secretary of state to send diplomats to
other nations through the Foreign Service system. - CORRECT
ANSWERS The Rogers Act
The Board of the Foreign Service _________. - CORRECT
ANSWERS Counsels the secretary ot state on how best to
administer the Foreign Service
The Foreign Agricultural Service was created by the _____________.
- CORRECT ANSWERS Department of Agriculture
Under the 1946 act, the Board of Foreign Service Personnel was
replaced with ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS The Board
of the Foreign Service
, _________ are senior-ranking officers who recruit new officers for
the Foreign Service. - CORRECT ANSWERS Diplomats in
residence
_______ is an electronic machine that accepts and processes data,
then produces information. - CORRECT ANSWERS A
computer
A computer ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS Is made up of
hardware and software
The four main parts of a general computer does not include? -
CORRECT ANSWERS The light pen
A keyboard, mouse, image scanner and camera are _______. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Input devices
Projectors and speakers are? - CORRECT ANSWERS Output
devices
_____ includes all the intangible components of the computer. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Software
______ is the use of specific software to create documents on a
computere desktop. - CORRECT ANSWERS Desktop
publishing
Guide QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
- South America was largely unexplored until? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The early 1900s
______ explored the Brazilian interior and the Atlantic of the South
American continent, which led him to the state of Mato Grosso. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon
What is the name of the British army officer who made the first trip to
South America to survey the border between Bolivia and Brazil? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Percy Fawcett
Who set out in 1911 to search for the lost capital of the Incas in the
South American wilderness? - CORRECT ANSWERS Hiram
Bingham
The Inca population was approximately ________ at the time of the
spanish conquest? - CORRECT ANSWERS at 12,000,00
What is the name of the tectonic plate in South America? -
CORRECT ANSWERS There are 3 plates in South America:
the South American Plate, the Caribbean Plate and the Nazca Plate.
,The primary structure which the US federal government uses carry
out diplomatic functions is ________? - CORRECT ANSWERS
The Foreign Service
Who is the current director general of the Foreign Service? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Carol Perez
Between 1975 and 2016, the director general of the Foreign Service
was also _________? - CORRECT ANSWERS The director of
the Bureau of Human Resources
_________ empowers the US secretary of state to send diplomats to
other nations through the Foreign Service system. - CORRECT
ANSWERS The Rogers Act
The Board of the Foreign Service _________. - CORRECT
ANSWERS Counsels the secretary ot state on how best to
administer the Foreign Service
The Foreign Agricultural Service was created by the _____________.
- CORRECT ANSWERS Department of Agriculture
Under the 1946 act, the Board of Foreign Service Personnel was
replaced with ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS The Board
of the Foreign Service
, _________ are senior-ranking officers who recruit new officers for
the Foreign Service. - CORRECT ANSWERS Diplomats in
residence
_______ is an electronic machine that accepts and processes data,
then produces information. - CORRECT ANSWERS A
computer
A computer ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS Is made up of
hardware and software
The four main parts of a general computer does not include? -
CORRECT ANSWERS The light pen
A keyboard, mouse, image scanner and camera are _______. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Input devices
Projectors and speakers are? - CORRECT ANSWERS Output
devices
_____ includes all the intangible components of the computer. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Software
______ is the use of specific software to create documents on a
computere desktop. - CORRECT ANSWERS Desktop
publishing
