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11 Cards in this Set
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Latin America lies between what two oceans?
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Atlantic and Pacific
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what makes it hard for latin americans to communicate?
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mountains and highlands that seperate countries
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what geography features help latin americans?
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rivers because that is how they can communicate
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what is the spanish word for "cold land"
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tierra fria
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what is the spanish word for "temperate land"
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tierra templada
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what is the spanish word for "hot land"
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tierra caliente
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what is the relationship between elevation and climate
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the higher the elevation, the lower the climate.
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what are the importances and consequences of clearing rain forests?
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importance: is a good resource [lumber]
consequence: destroys natural habitat for wildlife |
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what is a cause of ethnic and cultural diversity of a region
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when settlers came and had children with the natives and with the africans, it made different cultures and ethnic groups. IMMIGRATION
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define mercantilism
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the theory that a country's economic strength depended on increasing its gold supply by exporting more goods than it imported
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define peninsulares
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officials sent from spain to rule colonies & TOP RULING CLASS
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