According to the material, a Latino person can have which background?

• A. Any background
• B. Mexican background
• C. Puerto Rican
• D. South American

Answer: (A)

Latino describes people whose roots trace back to Latin America, a region that includes many different countries and cultures. Because this term covers a broad range of backgrounds, a Latino person can have origins from Mexico, Puerto Rico, other Caribbean nations, Central America, or South America. So the idea that someone identified as Latino could come from any of these backgrounds is correct—the category is inclusive of multiple Latin American backgrounds, not limited to a single country. (Note: Puerto Rico is included in this sense due to its Spanish-speaking heritage and location in the Latin American cultural sphere.)