Geography 322 - Geography of Latin America » Fall 2019 » Quiz 9 Non government Organizations: Scale, Society and Environment

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Question #1
NGOs in Latin America
A.   are "revolutionary."
B.   attack problems that the market economy and national governments aren't addressing/are creating.
C.   point to major social and environmental changes.
D.   all of the above describe NGOs in Latin America.
Question #2
International/supranational organizations do not interact with NGOs to accomplish development work in Latin America.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
Scales of an NGO
A.   Are indicators of whether positive or detrimental work is being carried out.
B.   Reflect the importance of the issue the organization is addressing.
C.   Reflect what the organization is capable of.
D.   Shift so the organization can gain more power.
Question #4
Andean Reciprocity
A.   involved higher taxes on the poorest in Pre-Columbian society.
B.   was the Pre-Columbian version of the NGO space in society.
C.   was the Pre-Columbian education system in Latin America.
D.   governed the Pre-Columbian communal land system.
Question #5
How did colonial governments create schools, hospitals and other "charitable" infrastructure?
A.   through their own charity organizations
B.   they left it to native groups to build
C.   through existent Andean Reciprocity systems
D.   through the church
Question #6
What led to the rise of NGOs in the 1980s and 1990s?
A.   the effects of corruption between the state and powerful landowners/urban entrepreneurial classes. 
B.   the failure of a corrupt Catholic Church to address social and environmental issues.
C.   the failure of large development projects and the opening of democracies.
D.   the desire for groups worldwide to contribute to liberation theology movement goals.
Question #7
How did the World Bank respond to pressure from NGOs about its development policies in Rondonia?
A.   it invited the World Wildlife Fund, the Sierra Club, and the Environmental Defense Fund to coordinate development projects.
B.   it continued settling the area with no policy change.
C.   it decentralized development projects to local NGOs
D.   it funded coffee and cacao production projects.
Question #8
________ was one activity proposed as a PLANAFLORO development project by Rondonian NGOs/small farmers.
A.   coffee cultivation
B.   soy cultivation
C.   cacao cultivation
D.   native fruit or palm tree cultivation
Question #9
Beekeeping in Rondonia
A.   Involved the use of a bee species native to the Amazon
B.   Successfully conserved the forest and provided a livelihood for locals.
C.   Involved the use of non-native bees that didn't need the forest to survive.
D.   Furthered deforestation unintentionally.
Question #10
The moratorium on soybean purchases in Mato Grosso illustrates:
A.   The power of "jumping scale".
B.   That national governments can work effectively and efficiently to conserve the environment.
C.   The power of local farmer NGOs in crafting environmentally sound farming policy in the area.
D.   That business – oriented NGOs and environmental groups like Greenpeace can successfully work together in crafting policy.

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