Question

Which statement accurately describes the culture or geography of Latin America?

Answer 1

The statement that accurately describes the culture or geography of Latin America is B.

Statement A says that communications were quick between cities in Spain's colonies, which is not true. In the 1800s, communications were not quick in general, but less in the Latin American colonies, where the extension of the territory meant that a letter from one city to another could take weeks to arrive.

Option C states that South America is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the east coast, but that's not right. South America is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the west coast, the east coast is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean.

The correct option is B. Indeed, the navigation between both ends of the Spanish territories in Latin America could take weeks, even more than a month. Considering that the northern end of the Spanish colonies was in California, and the extreme south reached approximately Santiago de Chile, it was a 6000-mile boat ride. It would take much more in the case of wanting to get from one ocean to another, for example, from California to Buenos Aires.

Answer 2

 C. Is a bad answer. Only A. or B. have any merit. Since the questions seem to be interested in colonial South America, take B. for your answer.