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27 Cards in this Set
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Latino |
A person of Latin American origin or decent that lives in the US |
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Hispanic |
A person from or descended from a Spanish speaking country |
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Latin American |
A person who lives in Latin America |
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How were the mountain chains formed? |
Cocos and nazca plate beneath the continents |
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Amazon river Source Mouth Flow |
Andes, streams unite in rivers that flow toward Atlantic |
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Altitude temperature zones |
CALIENTE: hottest, rainforest, plantations, lowlands
TEMPALDA: spring climate, lots of agriculture(Europeans
FRIA: cool land, cool weather veggies,
HELADA: frozen land, no veg, mtns |
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Why is the Atacama desert so dry? |
Peru currents that bring cold air that can’t carry moisture and rain shadow from Andes that blocks rain |
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El Niño |
Warm water from pacific brings warm water and rains to SA, causing drought and cold air to ociana and unpredictable wheather |
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causes and effects of deforestation |
CAUSES: Land clearing for cattle and crops
EFFECTS: More CO2 and environment and more stays in it |
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Global warming and fresh water resources |
Rivers will run out and people who depend on them will be devastated |
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Ecotourism |
Nature vacations in endangered and remote areas w travelers from industrialized nations |
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Aztecs |
Urban water supply Sewage systems Marketing |
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Incas |
Labor systems Paved roads Terraces Irrigation Stone cities |
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Shifting cultivation |
Small plots in forest slashed and burned for nutrients, planted with crops and rotated |
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Treaty of Tordesillas 1494 |
Divided middle and south am Portugal —east (Brazil) Spain ——west |
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Factors for European conquest |
Military tech Vulnerability of indigenous |
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Creole |
Person of mixed African and American descent |
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Mestizos |
Excluded by colonial polices Person of mixed European, African, and ind descent who live in m and s am |
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Views on Economic disparity |
ECONOMIC: limits economic growth, most pop is poor and can’t contribute to economy, can’t upgrade
POLITICAL: political instability, more poor and they rebel. Repression of their ideas by elites |
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Export Processing Zones |
Created to attract investment from foreign countries No taxes on imports Local job oops |
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Maquiladoras |
Foreign owned, tax exempt factories located in Mx border towns |
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Goal of NAFTA Effects on MX |
Reduce trade barriers, expand market, improve working conditions
Spread maquiladora concept Removed tariffs protecting local industries Mx farmers can’t compete Fules illegal immigration
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MerCoSur goal |
Unify southern cone, all of SA Promote free movement of goods, services, people among member states |
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Primate City |
City with suburbs that is vastly larger than others in country where everything is centered |
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Effects of primate city |
Uneven social development, policies and values Wealth and power concentrated Youth leave small towns |
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Brazil’s role in deforestation |
4th largest greenhouse emiter |
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Benefits of ecotourism |
Sustainable use of resources that provide livelihood to locals and the community
Fastest growing global tourism |
