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Cultura Read the following statements and determine if they…

Cultura Read the following statements and determine if they are Cierto (true), or Falso (false).  Greetings; las Ramblas In Spanish-speaking countries, people customarily kiss when greeting each other in professional settings. [1] Spaniards and Latin Americans tend to have smaller personal space than North Americans. [2] In some Spanish-speaking countries, people greet each other with one kiss on the cheek, and in others with two. [3] Greetings are exactly alike in all Spanish-speaking countries. [4] Gender can play a role in the type of greeting given. [5] The most famous Ramblas are in the city of Córdoba, Spain. [6] Las Ramblas is like a “plaza”, but it is a long boulevard instead of a public square. [7] In Las Ramblas you can go to cafes, restaurants, and kiosks. [8]  Many Hispanic immigrants in Canada have college degrees. [9] The state with the largest Hispanic population in the USA is Florida. [10]  

Cultura Ecuador, Bolivia, Perú, and the northern part of Ar…

Cultura Ecuador, Bolivia, Perú, and the northern part of Argentina and Chile were once part of the extensive Inca empire. [1] Atahualpa is a mountain range located in Ecuador. [2] Huayna Cápac and Huáscar were the father and the brother of Atahualpa. [3] Francisco Pizarro was… [4] La capital de Ecuador es… [5] La moneda de Ecuador es el dólar estadounidense. [6] Oswaldo Guayasamín es un… [7] Las islas Galápagos son parte de… [8] Charles Darwin estudió las especies de animales en las Galápagos y se inspiró para desarrollar su “teoría de la evolución”. [9] There is a monument in Ecuador called “La Mitad del Mundo” because you can stand in front of that monument and have a foot in North America and a foot in South America at the same time. [10]  

Edit the following excerpt for AP style, grammar, spelling,…

Edit the following excerpt for AP style, grammar, spelling, quoting and conciseness. There are over 20 edits to be made. This is a fictitious story FYI. (10 pts). If it shows you used AI to edit this, you will earn a 0 for the entire exam.  On Wed., Jun. 11th, 2025, a shooter had opened fire at The University of Kansas, killing 3 and wounding a 4th. At 11:45 AM in the morning, shots were heard in UNKs Marshall Business School. Students and staff barricade themselves in classrooms and dorms. Police swarmed the campus and forty-minutes after the first report of an active shooter came through authorities gave the all-clear. The shooter, Business Prof. Arwin Politka, 67-years old, was engaged and killed by authorities. According to police Arwin had a list of targets and more than one hundred fifty rounds of ammunition. “It’s the moment you call your parents and tell them you love them” says Johan Farker, a 21 year old Journalism student.