http://www.history.umd.edu/Faculty/DWilliams/courses/Spring11/HIST251/mapquiz.html
Using a map identical to the one printed on the reverse of the study sheet handed out in class, you will be quizzed at the beginning of lecture on Thursday, February 3, 2011.
On the quiz, you will be given a list of ten terms drawn from the following list. In order to pass the quiz, you must correctly locate seven or more items.
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, will have a second opportunity to take the quiz. Please arrange re-tests with your teaching assistant.
NOTE: The Study Map on the reverse has modern political boundaries. When appropriate, you will be asked to indicate where historical boundaries differ from modern boundaries.
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.
The Reference Section of McKeldin Library contains a number of useful atlases, including Michael LaRosa and Germán Mejía, An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2007. [G1541.S1 L3 2007]
For online map, geographic, and statistical resources, see:
The Natural Environment
Altiplano
Amazon River Basin
The Andes
Atacama Desert
Caribbean Sea
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 (Mexico)
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
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
Cartagena
Guayaquil
Havana
La Paz
Lima
Managua
Medellín
Mexico City
Monterrey
Montevideo
Panama City
Quito
Rio de Janeiro
San Juan
San Salvador
Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Cuba
São Paulo (city)
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