Ch 11 Latin America Today's Issues
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 biodiversity | A wide range of plant and animal species - in this case, related to the South American rain forest |
| deforestation | cutting down and clearing away of trees, specifically in the rain forest |
| global warming | a buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, preventing heat from escaping into space, causing temperatures to rise and weather patterns to change. |
| debt for nature swap | Typically when an environmental organization agrees to pay off a portion of a nation's debt in return for the government's promise to protect a certain portion of a rain forest. |
| oligarchy | Government run by a select few, often with censored press, limited speech and punished dissent. This government was typical of the Spanish ruling class of South America. |
| junta | When the government, particularly in South America, was unable to control the people, the military would seize power and form a new harsh government, known as the junta (pronounced hun-ta) |
| caudillo | a military dictator or political boss such as Juan Peron in Argentina or Augusto Pinochet in Chile. |
| land reform | the process of breaking up large land holdings and giving portions of the land to land-poor peasant farmers. |
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