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26 Cards in this Set
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Mexico -peninsulas -history |
-baja california (dry, mountains) -yucatan (flat, rainy) Pre European civilizations -central and southern region *maya in yucatan and N. guatamala |
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Mexico (Maya) -environment -geology -food |
rainforest environment almost all of the rock is limestone -lots of caves Tikal (guatamala) greatest Mayan city food: corn, beans, tomatoes, avocados |
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Mexico History (Aztecs) |
1300-1521 valley of mexico Tenochitlan: capital -On an island in a lake |
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Mexico's History (Spanish Conquest) |
Conquered the Aztecs Cortes - 1521 led the spanish Present day Mexico city is where the capital was |
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Mexico (Population) |
60% Mestizo (Mixed) -native and european 30% indigenous 10% european |
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Mexico (Cities) |
Largest cities are in central (inland not coast) Largest city is Mexico City (largest city of N & S America) second largest city is Guadalajara |
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Mexico City |
700 ft above sea level surrounded by high mountains and volcanoes |
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Mexico City Problems |
earthquakes -1980s- 10,000 people killed winter smog land subsidence - sinking buildings - city on soft lake sediment |
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Northern Mexico |
dry sonoma desert baja California desert factories owned by non-mexicans (mexican border towns) cheap labor |
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East Coast of Mexico |
Yucatan, tourism Mayan ruins, chichen itza oil |
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West Coast of Mexico |
Beach resorts -Acapulco, Puerta Vallarta, Mazatlan, Cabo |
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Central America (Countries) |
Belize Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama |
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Ethnicity of Central America |
Mostly mestizo Whites - costa rica Blacks - Caribbean Coast |
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Central America Altitudinal Zones |
Higher altitude - cooler temp Lowlands - hot -crops : sugarcane and bananas Medium altitude -central america's population -main crop: coffee |
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Central American Volcanoes |
Ash means good farming - pacific side of central America |
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Central America (Main crop) |
Coffee |
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Central America (Climate) |
wind blows from the east to the west |
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Central America (Rainforest) |
East coast |
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Costa Rica (Settled by, lifestyle) |
Settled by European farmers Middle class No army since 1940s Social Programs 96% literacy |
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Costa Rica (Tourism and national parks) |
#1 destination in central America 25% of land is National Parks and Reserves |
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Panama (Panama Canal) |
Built in 1910 by USA Controlled by US until end of 1999 Cuts through mountains Crosses a lake at 85 feet above sea level Locks lift ships 85 feet |
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Pan-American Highway |
Alaska-Argentina Incomplete through Panama Darien Gap Rainforest |
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Caribbean Environment |
80-85 degrees F everyday Winds east to west Rainforest on the east side |
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Caribbean hurricanes |
Move west, then north June to December |
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Caribbean volcanoes |
Lesser Antilles Martinique owen by french -1902 had an explosion |
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Caribbean population |
Mostly black |
