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26 Cards in this Set
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What are the major cities in the Caribbean?
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Havana, Cuba (capital) and Port-au-Prince, Haiti (capital)
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What are the major cities in South America?
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Santiago, Chile (capital)
Lima, Peru (capital) Buenos Aires, Argentina (capital) Brasilia, Brazil (capital) Rio de Janiero, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil Caracas, Venezuela (capital) Bogota, Columbia (capital) |
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What are the major cities in Central America?
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Mexico City, Mexico (capital)
Panama City, Panama (capital) |
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What are the megacities in Latin America?
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Mexico City, Mexico
Rio de Janero, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Sierra Madres
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Located in Mexico.
2 mountain ranges: Western range - Sierra Madres occidental Eastern range - Sierra Madres oriental |
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Sierra Madres
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Located in Mexico.
2 mountain ranges: Western range - Sierra Madres occidental Eastern range - Sierra Madres oriental |
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Isthmus (of Panama)
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a narrow strip of land that links 2 larger land masses
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Panama Canal
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built in the early 1900's
allowed ships to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean without them having to travel all the way around South America |
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Plains
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a large area of flat, treeless land
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Andes Mountains
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covers 7 countries
the longest exposed (all above water) mountains in the world (4500 miles) people raise sheep and lamas there |
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Basin
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a bowl-shaped depression in the Earth's surface
Amazon basin is the largest in South America |
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Plateau
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a raised area of land with a flat surface
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Rainforest
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a type of thick evergreen forest located in an area of heavy rainfall
Amazon rainforest is the largest in South America |
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Desert
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a dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperature, and sparse vegetation
Atacama Desert, Chile (driest in the world; hasn't rained there in 400 years) |
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What region of South America has many earthquake Epicenters?
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The Western region
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Coral Islands
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The skeletons of tiny sea creatures named coral form islands that are flat and sandy
These islands tend to be smaller than other islands |
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Volcanic Islands
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tops of submerged volcanoes that rise steeply from warm beaches to rugged peaks
Most of these volcanoes are considered dormant |
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How do the Maya today preserve traditional culture?
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Their farming methods, religion, the way they celebrate, the way they dress, the way they speak (still Mayan language in some places), what they make (woodwork & crafts), the new government all preserve traditional culture
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How do the Maya today adapt to modern ways?
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They have started growing new crops, working for wages instead of selling crops, using modern farming tools such as axes, men dress modernly, they do not trade any more, they speak Spanish instead of Mayan, they have souvenirs for tourists, and they have a new government
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How many groups are involved in the Land Use Conflict? What are they?
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6 groups:
Natives Settlers Loggers Rubber-tappers Cattle Ranchers Environmentalists |
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What do the cattle ranchers want and why do they believe that the land should belong to them?
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The cattle ranchers need the land left over from the loggers to feed their cows. The believe they need it because that business gets Brazil a lot of money and also is where the U.S. buys inexpensive high-quality beef.
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What do the natives want and why do they believe that the land should belong to them?
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The natives want to live on the land and they believe it belongs to them because they were there first.
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What do the settlers want and why do they believe that the land should belong to them?
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The settlers want to settle on the land and they believe that it is theirs because they are Brazilians and the land is in Brazil.
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What do loggers want and why do they believe that the land should belong to them?
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The loggers want to cut down the trees to make houses and furniture (and money). They believe it should be theirs because it boosts Brazil's economy.
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What do rubber-tappers want and why do they believe that the land should belong to them?
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Rubber tappers want to collect the sap from trees to make rubber. They believe the land should be theirs because they make money off it and it is completely harmless to the trees.
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What do environmentalists want and why do they believe that the land should belong to them?
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The environmentalists want to be able to research the plants in the rainforest to find a cure for diseases. They believe that the land belongs to them because their job is very important and in order to succeed in their quest they need the land.
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