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.   attack problems that the market economy and national governments aren't addressing/are creating.
B.   are "revolutionary."
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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
Scales of an NGO
A.   Reflect the importance of the issue the organization is addressing.
B.   Shift so the organization can gain more power.
C.   Are indicators of whether positive or detrimental work is being carried out.
D.   Reflect what the organization is capable of.
Question #4
Andean Reciprocity
A.   was the Pre-Columbian education system in Latin America.
B.   involved higher taxes on the poorest in Pre-Columbian society.
C.   governed the Pre-Columbian communal land system.
D.   was the Pre-Columbian version of the NGO space in society.
Question #5
How did colonial governments create schools, hospitals and other "charitable" infrastructure?
A.   through existent Andean Reciprocity systems
B.   they left it to native groups to build
C.   through the church
D.   through their own charity organizations
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 funded coffee and cacao production projects.
B.   it invited the World Wildlife Fund, the Sierra Club, and the Environmental Defense Fund to coordinate development projects.
C.   it continued settling the area with no policy change.
D.   it decentralized development projects to local NGOs
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.   Furthered deforestation unintentionally.
B.   Involved the use of a bee species native to the Amazon
C.   Involved the use of non-native bees that didn't need the forest to survive.
D.   Successfully conserved the forest and provided a livelihood for locals.
Question #10
The moratorium on soybean purchases in Mato Grosso illustrates:
A.   The power of local farmer NGOs in crafting environmentally sound farming policy in the area.
B.   That business – oriented NGOs and environmental groups like Greenpeace can successfully work together in crafting policy.
C.   That national governments can work effectively and efficiently to conserve the environment.
D.   The power of "jumping scale".

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