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

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Question #1
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.   Gadsden Treaty
B.   Battle of the Alamo
C.   US-Mexico War
D.   Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
Question #2
The expansion of the maquiladora program under NAFTA is contradictory to the ideas/philosophies behind neoliberalism.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
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.   People in both the US and Mexico felt that the native people did not adequately exploit the land
C.   The Apaches and Navajos were the most settled among the various groups
D.   The Zunis were the only ones to build pueblo-style villages
Question #4
Which of the following statements about the export processing zone along Mexico's northern border is LEAST accurate? 
A.   It is ideologically consistent with the neoliberal model
B.   It has its origins with the Border Industrialization Program in 1965
C.   The area discouraged in-migration from other parts of Mexico to preserve jobs for locals
D.   it encouraged the expansion of global factories
Question #5
Migration and urbanization of the border area resulted in: 
A.   more men than women working as entry-level laborers in the maquiladoras
B.   border cities growing at a slower rate than other Mexican cities
C.   1 in 7 Mexicans of working age working in the US
D.   A greater number of women than men crossing the border into the US
Question #6
Comparing old factory regimes and new factory regimes, which of the following is most accurate?
A.   The old regime targeted the domestic market
B.   the new regime supported labor unions
C.   The old regime was more export-oriented
D.   the old regime was characterized by low wages
E.   the new regime provides worker housing assistance
Question #7
Informal activities:
A.   are done primarily by males rather than females
B.   are difficult to identify
C.   include both legal and illegal activities
D.   are never conducted within a household but always in public spaces
Question #8
Maquiladora workers:      
A.   have good access to social goods such as clean water and education
B.   tend to view their jobs as lifelong arrangements
C.   tend to form (and live) in nuclear households
D.   are highly vulnerable to the whims of their employers
Question #9
Which of the following statements about the human-smuggling networks is LEAST accurate?
A.   The "Devil's Highway" is a smugglers response to increased border security
B.   small towns near the border have become key staging sites for cross-border migrations
C.   discursive violence against immigrants has become increasingly prevalent
D.   Violence in this area is almost always on the southern side of the border
Question #10
Which of the following cities is not situated on the US-Mexico border?,,
A.   Ciudad Juarez
B.   Monterrey
C.   Tijuana
D.   Nogales
E.   Nuevo Laredo

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