Intro to Latin America
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kellyevans on January 3, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 who defeated the french in Haiti? | Toussaint L'Ouverture |
| Simon Bolivar led a resistance against the Spanish and won independence for what present day country? | Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. |
| Who defeated the Spanish in Argentina and Chile? | Jose de San Martin |
| Early in the history of Latin America what was the economy dependent upon? | cash crops and trade with Europe |
| How have economic gains been made in Latin America? | government pursued economic policies that reduced dependence on a single crop. reduced foreign control of businesses suppporting/using technology working to decrease debt. |
| What cash crops have been the economic staples in Latin America? | coffee and bananas |
| What other industries are important? | automobile, technology, mining, and agriculture. |
| Which Latin American country is the richest? | Mexico |
| Which Latin American country is the poorest? | Hondorus |
| What type of economey does Mexico have? Explain. | market- supply and demand free enterprise and capitalism |
| How does the per capita income compare/contrast with the income distributaion in mexico? | top 20% of people make 50% of the money |
| What type of economy does Cuba have? Explain. | Command- Governmet makes all decisions. |
| Why did Cuba's GDP drop? | lost aid from the Soviet Union |
| List and explain two reasons Braxil's economy has been strong? | industrialized- produce goods diversifcation- making many many different products |
| What type of economy does Honduras have? Explain. | traditional-responsible for your own livelyhood susistence(Hurricane Mitch) |
| Describe Honduras's current economic status. | poverty= very high no surplus |
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