History 251
Latin American History II
Map Quiz Study Sheet

http://www.history.umd.edu/Faculty/DWilliams/Spring07/HIST251/mapquiz.html

Using a map identical to the one that accompanies this study sheet, you will be quizzed on these items at the end of lecture on Wednesday, January 31, 2007.   In order to pass the quiz, you must correctly locate seven or more (out of a possible ten) items drawn from the following list.

All passing grades will be given full credit for the map quiz (5% of total course grade). If you do not pass on the first attempt, you may retake the quiz twice. Please arrange re-tests with your teaching assistant.

Click here for a copy of the map to be used on the exam.

IMPORTANT: This map does not contain modern political boundaries. If you would like to see the same map with modern political boundaries, click here. Again, modern political boundaries will not appear on the map used for the quiz.

Study Tips:

After locating the terms that you know off the top of your head, look for unfamiliar places and terms in the maps to be found in the Chasteen's Born in Blood and Fire. You may also wish to consult the optional textbook, LaRosa, Michael and Germán Mejía, An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2007.

The Reference Section of McKeldin Library contains a number of useful atlases.

For online map, geographic, and statistical resources, see:

THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Altiplano
Amazon River Basin
The Andes
Atacama Desert
Caribbean Sea
Chihuahuan Desert
Darien Gap
Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas
Gran Chaco
Island of Hispaniola
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Titicaca
Los Llanos
Maipo Valley
Marajó Island [Ilha do Marajó]
Orinoco River
The Pampas
Paraíba River Valley
Paraná River
Planalto Central
Patagonia
Rio Grande/Rio Bravo
The Sertão
Sierra Madre
Sierra Maestra
Tierra del Fuego
The Yucatán Peninsula

  • STATES, REGIONS, NATIONS

    The Andean Republics
    Bahia
    Bolívia pre-1884
    Buenos Aires (province)
    Central America
    Colombia prior to 1903
    Combatants in the War of the Triple Alliance (Paraguayan War)
    Combatants in the War of the Pacific
    Combatants in the Soccer War
    Dominican Republic
    Gran Colombia
    Greater Antilles
    Mercosul/Mercosur Signatories
    Mexico pre-1848
    Morelos
    Mesoamerica
    NAFTA Signatories
    Peru (modern)
    River Plate Region
    The Southern Cone

    PRINCIPAL CITIES

    Asunción
    Bogotá
    Brasília
    Buenos Aires (city)
    Caracas
    Havana
    La Paz
    Lima
    Managua
    Medellín
    Mendoza
    Mexico City
    Monterrey
    Montevideo
    Panama City
    Rio de Janeiro
    San Juan
    San Salvador
    Santiago de Chile
    Santiago de Cuba
    São Paulo
    Tegucigalpa
    Veracruz

    KEY DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS

    Largest Nation (by area)
    Smallest Nation (by population)
    Largest Total GDP (2005)
    Largest Per Capita GDP (2005)
    Highest Life Expectancy

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