latin america
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 what region of brazil are peasant families being forced to move to? | amazon basin |
| what are latifundios? | large estates of land owned by either wealthy families or corporations |
| give two reasons why the amazon rainforests destruction is absurd? | 1. disastrous for animals and their habitat, killing off biodiversity 2. disastrous for natives in brazil's interior, their culture and ways of life |
| who was the dictator president of chile | general pinochet- he took power through a military takeover with financial support of the CIA this led to the overthrow to the only elected communist salvador allende |
| what south american nation fronts on both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea? | Colombia |
| What helps Venezuela in it's drive to industrialize? | oil refining |
| What are the primary languages of: Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Belize, Brazil, Haiti, jamaica | english, dutch, french, english, portugese, french, english |
| what are the 2 landlocked countries of south america? | bolivia, paraguay |
| what is the only south american nation outside the tropics? | uruguay |
| name the 2 indian speaking groups that make up over 50% of bolivia's population: | aymara, quechua |
| what remains extremly dry in northern chile? | atacama desert |
| what is the only south american nation today that remains under foreign control? | french guiana |
| what is a mestizo? | individual of spanish and indian descent |
| what 2 european descents make up the majority of argentina and uruguay's population? | spanish and italian |
| what are guachos? | mexican cowboys |
| what south american country would you find vaqueros in? | paraguay |
| what is the most common religion in latin america? | roman catholic |
| what nation has won the most world cups in soccer history? | brazil |
| what was the only central american nation to qualify for the world cup of soccer in 2010? only caribbean island to qualify for 2006 world cup was? | honduras... trinidad & tobago |
| what 3 ancient civilizations flourished in latin america centuries ago? | aztecs, incas, mayans |
| latin america stretches from the_____-_________border to the souther tip of _________. | US american border, southern tip of chile |
| geographers divide latin america into what 3 regions? | middle america, the caribbean, and south america |
| what country owns the rights to the galapagos islands? | ecuador |
| what are the tallest waterfalls in the world? | angel falls in venequala |
| what mountains exist in mexico? | sierra madre |
| what countries do the anes mountains run through? | venezuela, colombia, ecuador, peru, bolivia, chile, argentina |
| what are the names of the 3 highlands we learned about in this unit? | mexican plateau, mato grosso plateau, brazilian highlands |
| what country are the patagonia and pampas regions located in? describe each | argentina: -patagonia- hills and lower flatlands -pampas- vast grasslands |
| what does the physical geography of the latin american region hamper the development of? | transportation and communication lines |
| what forms the area known as the amazon basin? | amazon river and its 1000 tributaries give or take |
| what is south america's largest lake? what country is it located in? | lake titicaca in the andes of bolivia and peru |
| what 2 countries is lake titicaca located in? | bolivia and peru |
| define estuary | an area where the tide meets a river current |
| what two rivers merge together to form the rio de la plata? | paraguay river and the uruguay rivers |
| list the two countries that have rain forests. | brazil and argentina |
| list the 4 variety of races that exist in latin america? | african, european, asian, native american |
| what local dialect is found in central america, what is the mayan ancestry? | k'iche |
| what native dialect is spoken in paraguay? bolivia? bolivia,peru,ecuador? | paraguay= tupi-guarani bolivia=aymara bolivia,peru,ecuador= quechua |
| list 8 latin american cities that are ranked in the top 20 of the world's largest urban areas. | mexico city, mexico sao paulo rio de janiero beuno aires |
| list 5 examples of why families face major challenges in urban areas | 1. jobs scarce 2. housing scarce 3. schools overwhelmed 4. health care centers overwhelmed 5. education |
| who is cuba's leader? what form of government exists in cuba? | fidel castro, communism |
| what is the chief export of guatemala, nicaragua, el salvador, and costa rica? | coffee (beans) |
| list 4 countries of latin america who were once under military control | brazil, argentina, mexico, chile |
| list 3 ancestral religions that are still practiced in latin america: | condomble (brazil), santeria (cuba), voodoo (haiti) |
| what celebration is held in brazil before the observance of lent begins for catholics? | carnival |
| what is te name of the popular music brazilians hold close to their hearth? | samba |
| what sport is the most popular in: dominican republic, peurto rico, argentina, the west indies, cuba | dominican republic - baseball puerto rico - baseball argentina- soccer the west indies- cricket cuba- baseball |
| what is the spanish word for communal farm? | ejidos |
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