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Chapter 3B Culture Questions

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Diego Rivera (p.156)
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2.
3.
4.

Where can the La elaboracin de un fresco painting be found?

Where is Diego Rivera located in the painting?
What does the mural represent?
What development does the painting depict from the 1930s?

La playza mayor (p.165)

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2.
3.
4.

What
What
What
What

were plazas for many Hispanic countries?

are plazas today?
is the prettiest plaza in Spain?
is the biggest plaza in the world?

El metro de la ciudad de Mxico (p.169)

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2.
3.
4.

How many people use the ten metro lines of Mexico daily?
Why do they use the metro?
How much does it cost to use the metro?
During rush hour what do they do to accommodate for the large
amount of passengers?

Permiso de manejar (p.172)

1. What two things must they present to get a drivers license?
2. What types of exams must they take to get a license in Spanishspeaking countries?
3. How old must you be in Argentina to drive a car?
4. How old must you be in Spain to drive a car?

La Carretera Panamericana (p.174-175)

1. What is La Carretera Panamericana?
2. When was the idea for La Carretera Panamericana proposed and by
who?
3. When did construction of La Carretera Panamericana begin?

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4. How long is the Carretera Panamericana?
5. In order to drive defensively, what is one dangers you should
understand?
6. Why can it be more dangerous to drive at night?
7. Why can it be dangerous to drive on the highway?

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Chapter 3B Culture Questions

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Diego Rivera (p.156)
1. Where can the La elaboracin de un fresco painting be found? the
Art Institute of San Francisco
2. Where is Diego Rivera located in the painting? sitting in the center
3. What does the mural represent? the construction of a modern
industrial city
4. What development does the painting depict from the 1930s?
industrial development

La playza mayor (p.165)

1. What were plazas for many Hispanic countries? the center of the
city
2. What are plazas today? popular places to spend time with
friends
3. What is the prettiest plaza in Spain? La Plaza Mayor de Madrid
4. What is the biggest plaza in the world? El Zcalo de la Ciudad de
Mxico

El metro de la ciudad de Mxico (p.169)

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2.
3.
4.

How many people use the ten metro lines of Mexico daily? 4.7 million
Why do they use the metro? it is economical
How much does it cost to use the metro? $2.00
During rush hour what do they do to accommodate for the large
amount of passengers? they have some subway cars for just men
and some for just women and children

Permiso de manejar (p.172)

1. What two things must they present to get a drivers license?
documents of identify and a health certificate that states that
they are in good physical and mental health
2. What types of exams must they take to get a license in Spanishspeaking countries? written and driving
3. How old must you be in Argentina to drive a car? 17
4. How old must you be in Spain to drive a car? 18

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La Carretera Panamericana (p.174-175)
1. What is La Carretera Panamericana? a highway that links North
American countries to Central and South American countries
2. When was the idea for La Carretera Panamericana proposed and by
who? U.S. - 1923
3. When did construction of La Carretera Panamericana begin? 1936
4. How long is the Carretera Panamericana? 16,000 miles
5. In order to drive defensively, what is one danger you should
understand? dangerous actions of other driviers, drivers that
drive quickly without caution or without lights at night, bad
weather conditions, bad highway conditions
6. Why can it be more dangerous to drive at night? you see 50% less of
what you would see during the day and it is more difficult to
see pedestrians
7. Why can it be dangerous to drive on the highway? there can be
rocks, soil, and other obstructions, and many highways are
narrow with only two lanes