What does "the balloon effect" describe? a. the failure of the mexican government to stop the drug trade b. the continual changing of governments in south america c. the attempts of poor farmers to switch from drug crops to legal crops d. the transference of the drug trade from one region of middle and south america to another what remnant of european influence is blamed for to cause mass poverty and social inequality throughout middle and south america? a. european dictators b. the infusion of european languages c. systems of landholding d. roman catholicism which of the following would not be considered a geographic impact on the history of middle and south america? a. the relative geographic isolation of the americas meant that they would be more susceptible to european diseases. b. ernesto “che” guevara's trip throughout south america inspired him to become a revolutionary. c. the tropical climate of north america has encouraged many south american countries to produce goods there. d. the proximity of the united states to middle and south america has strengthened its relationship to the region. which of the following geographic terms could be applied to the countries of central america? a. isthmus b. canal c. peninsula d. island