Geography 322 - Geography of Latin America » Fall 2019 » Quiz 8 Drug Geographies A Cultural Historical Profile

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Question #1
Which of the following is NOT one of Latin America's second tier drugs?
A.   coca
B.   cannabis
C.   tobacco
D.   cacao
E.   coffee
Question #2
Third tier drugs:
A.   were all introduced in pre-colonial times
B.   are mostly for international consumers
C.   includes both alcohol and cannabis
D.   include only illicit drugs
Question #3
The coca trade in South America:
A.   was only important to the Europeans, not indigenous people of the region
B.   is based on production that is done only at the highest elevations in the Andes
C.   has historically been grown in the Eastern Andes
D.   has primarily economic, rather than cultural significance
Question #4
The Triangular Trade:
A.   created circuits of trade that pointed the way for drug commodity flows in postcolonial times
B.   only involved illicit drugs
C.   did not include Caribbean-produced substances
D.   focused largely on South America's Pacific coast
Question #5
Cannabis in Latin America:
A.   was not popular among slave societies
B.   was likely brought over by African slaves
C.   became an emblem of sophistication among colonial elites
D.   was popular in the pre-Colonial period
Question #6
The business or commerce of cocaine:
A.   during the second boom had production centered around Medellin, Colombia
B.   in modern times, is best understood as a 'horizontal' rather than 'vertical' enterprise
C.   has stayed mostly within Colombia's borders
D.   was not available in powder form until the second boom
Question #7
Which of the following Mexico drug cartels is NOT located along the U.S. border?
A.   Tijuana/Arellano Felix
B.   La Familia/Michoacana
C.   Juarez
D.   Sinaloa
Question #8
Mexican drug cartels:
A.   have not expanded into Central American countries
B.   are powerful enough to threaten the stability of the Mexican state
C.   are dominated by one or two cartels, while virtually no new cartels have emerged
D.   have remained distant from transnational gangs
Question #9
Which of the following was NOT part of the "Secondary" circulations of the Atlantic Triangular Trade?
A.   coffee
B.   coca
C.   tobacco
D.   cacao

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