Geography 322 - Geography of Latin America » Spring 2019 » Quiz 10 Latin American Social Movements: Places, Scales and Networks of Action

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Question #1
The Zapatistas
A.   is one of Latin America's motherist groups
B.   are connected with Mexican indigenous people and poor migrants in California.
C.   fight for the landless in in Brazil
D.   fight for the preservation of the Amazon
E.   is connected with NGOs in Russia
Question #2
The Movement of Rural Landless workers in Brazil (the MST) marched for land rights in Brasilia, highlighting the importance of being seen and heard in public space.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
The women's movement in Chile:
A.   Took over government offices in the capital demanding greater inclusion of females in politics
B.   Collaborated with the Madres for expanded visibility online
C.   Supports neoliberal policies
D.   Got funding from NGOs in Sweden
Question #4
The Zapatistas' transnational activist network
A.   built a movement called Zapatism and inspired people in the global north to take action.
B.   Has been ignored by the Mexican government.
C.   Includes people in over 150 countries.
D.   Spread largely via immigration to the US.
Question #5
An example of a social movement involving cultural politics AND active politics of place is the______.
A.   Afro – Colombian movement
B.   Afro – Peruvian movement
C.   Madres de Plaza del Mayo
D.   Moviemiento de Trabajadores Sin Terra (MST) 
Question #6
The piquetero movement in Argentina cannot be considered part of the transnational antiglobalization movement. 
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #7
_____refers to how social movements come and stay together, organize activities for visibility, connect, and build coalitions.
A.   Mobilization
B.   Revolting
C.   Uprising
D.   Networking
Question #8
Social movements that discuss alternative conception of democracy, justice, nature and citizenship seek to redefine__________.
A.   The power of families
B.   Economic power
C.   Intellectual power
D.   Social power
Question #9
Recent Bolivian social movements have been focused on___________.
A.   Economic inclusion and resource access, less foreign exploitation
B.   New forms of litigation/conflict resolution
C.   Lost family members
D.   New conceptions of the individual
Question #10
What is at the heart of nearly all Latin American social movements?,,
A.   Economic marginalization
B.   A challenge to neoliberalism
C.   An experience of exclusion
D.   an attempt at building a communist state
E.   a separatism agenda

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