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

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