SM 375 Final UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Latin America - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔• ________ ________ encompasses a vast
geographical area of more than 8 million square miles within the Americas.
• Politically is formed by 26 countries
• Overall population surpasses 550 million people.
• Most countries are characterized by similar cultural and historical roots.
Diverse - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔●Economically Latin American countries are _______.
●Some countries have extensive natural resources and high levels of economic growth.
●The majority still struggle in fighting poverty, have inadequate health standards, and have
not reached acceptable levels of education.
True - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔T/F: Latin America is in the negative when it comes to
world economic
British and Americans, military expeditions, religious missions - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔● In Latin America, most sports were adopted as a result of the cultural import from the
__________ ___ ________ business, _________ __________, and ________ _______ of the
late 19th and early 20th century
●Soccer - (almost to all countries)
●Rugby, Cricket, Tennis, Rowing, Polo - e. g., Argentina, West Indies, Brazil,
●Baseball - e.g., Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Rep, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and
Panama.
●Basketball - e.g., Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela,
●Volleyball - e.g. Brazil, Venezuela
Immigrants from different parts of Europe - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔● Most Sport and
Social Clubs across Latin America were founded by __________ _______ _______ _______
_______ and across the world.
●Germans - Gymnastics in Brazil
●French - Cycling and fencing in Venezuela
,●Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, British, Palestinian, and Jewish sport clubs served as places for
gathering and preserve the cultural identity of these different communities.
Football (soccer) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔●Is the No. 1 popular sport in most Latin
American countries
●Practiced mostly by men
●Typically a working class sport
●Brazil and Argentina are among the top football countries in the world
Baseball - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔●Very popular in Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
●Many Latin American players play in the MLB and MiLB
Club model, Government structure - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sport system
● _______ _______
● ______ ________
Non-profit - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sport system (Private)
______ ________
●National Olympic Committee
●National Governing Bodies
●Regional AssociationClub
For profit - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sport system (private)
___________ ___________
●Professional Sports
●Commercial Sports
●Public Limited Companies
Public (Government) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔●Regulate Sport (Laws)
●Promote Sport
, ●Fund Sports
Focus of sport clubs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔●Social benefits;
●High performance sport
●Professional sport
Sport club funding - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔●Memberships;
●Government subsidies
●Corporate Sponsorships
True - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔T/F: Brazilian sports sponsorship revenues continue to
increase
Government - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔__________ plays a critical role in supporting the
advancement of sport in most countries:
●Promote the value of physical activity among people
●Provide participation opportunities for groups that are traditionally excluded.
●Provide funding for the construction of sport facilities
●Support the development of elite athletes.
Greater wealth - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Brazil and Mexico have developed a more
advanced and multifaceted sport system because of their ________ ________
Managerial practices - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Despite of being one of the most attractive
league in the world, football in Argentina operates under poor ________ ________, lacks of
competitive balance, and the exodus of talent have affected the welfare of the league.
Sale of players - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔In Argentina the number one source of income
for first-division football clubs is the _______ __ ______
South America and Mexico - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Strongest professional sport clubs
are in _______ _______ and _________
