Geography 322 - Geography of Latin America » Fall 2019 » Quiz 13 US-Mexico Borderlands

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Question #1
Which of the following cities is not situated on the US-Mexico border?
A.   Nuevo Laredo
B.   Tijuana
C.   Ciudad Juarez
D.   Monterrey
E.   Nogales
Question #2
The ____________ added a portion of southern Arizona and New Mexico to the US resulting in the border line we now see on contemporary maps.
A.   Battle of the Alamo
B.   Gadsden Treaty
C.   US-Mexico War
D.   Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
Question #3
The expansion of the maquiladora program under NAFTA is contradictory to the ideas/philosophies behind neoliberalism.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
Which of the following statements about Indians in the borderlands is most accurate?
A.   US President James Polk worked closely with the Mexican government to remove the natives from these lands
B.   The Apaches and Navajos were the most settled among the various groups
C.   The Zunis were the only ones to build pueblo-style villages
D.   People in both the US and Mexico felt that the native people did not adequately exploit the land
Question #5
Which of the following statements about the export processing zone along Mexico's northern border is LEAST accurate? 
A.   The area discouraged in-migration from other parts of Mexico to preserve jobs for locals
B.   It has its origins with the Border Industrialization Program in 1965
C.   It is ideologically consistent with the neoliberal model
D.   it encouraged the expansion of global factories
Question #6
Migration and urbanization of the border area resulted in: 
A.   1 in 7 Mexicans of working age working in the US
B.   more men than women working as entry-level laborers in the maquiladoras
C.   border cities growing at a slower rate than other Mexican cities
D.   A greater number of women than men crossing the border into the US
Question #7
Comparing old factory regimes and new factory regimes, which of the following is most accurate?
A.   the new regime provides worker housing assistance
B.   The old regime was more export-oriented
C.   the old regime was characterized by low wages
D.   The old regime targeted the domestic market
E.   the new regime supported labor unions
Question #8
Informal activities:
A.   have contracted in recent decades
B.   are not causing particularly dangerous/unsafe conditions
C.   do not involve the United States
D.   involves networks/connections beyond the border area
Question #9
Maquiladora workers:
A.   have good access to social goods such as clean water and education
B.   are overwhelmingly men
C.   tend to form (and live) in nuclear households
D.   are highly vulnerable to the whims of their employers
Question #10
Which of the following statements about the human-smuggling networks is LEAST accurate?
A.   Human migration across the present border began in the 20th century
B.   discursive violence against immigrants has become increasingly prevalent
C.   small towns near the border have become key staging sites for cross-border migrations
D.   The "Devil's Highway" is a smugglers response to increased border security

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