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17 Cards in this Set
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What did the area of las cataratas de Iguazu become in the early 1900s What 3 countries meet at the falls?
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National Park
Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay |
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Describe las cataratas de Iguazu. What worries environmentalists?
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4 times width & 5o % higher than Niagara Falls
Pumas jaguars, toucans & @ lease 500 species of butterflies live there 15,000 tourists visit/day |
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What African nation used to be ruled by spain? What continues?
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Equatorial Guinea
Spanish and 12 or more other African languages |
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Describe Alfredo Arreguin
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1 of best known painters in US
Talent evident by 8 Moved to US in 1958-attended Univ. of Wash. Resident of Seattle area |
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What is the zunzun?
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Smallest bird in the world
Cuba and endangered |
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What is the Greta Cubana?
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Beautiful butterfly w/ transparent wings
Cuba and endangered |
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Describe another unusual animal from Cuba
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Almigui- furry feet (rabbit) tail (mouse) long snout (opposom)
Eats insects Very few left |
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Why are these species disappearing in Cuba?
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Long process- 7,000 years ago
Recently- pop. growth, redevelopment of tourist industry |
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Describe the team effort to study endangered species
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people from Museo Nacional de Historia Natural & scientists from Amer. Museum of Natural History working together
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What have become the destination for millions of people in the latter half of the 20th century? Why?
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Urban locales
Pop. growth and efficiant transportation Jobs, education, housing |
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Give exs. of rapid growth in metropolitan areas
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Mexico City: 1950- 2.9 million 9995:16.4 million
Peru-Callao- 1950: 1 million 1995-6.1 million |
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What strain does such rapid growth place on urban areas?
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Availabitily of resources
Quality of environment |
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What difficulties does Mexico City face?
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Lacks: adequate supply of drinking water, devlpoed unfastructure of services/ utilities
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Why is recycling not the only solution?
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Growing too rapidly and steadily, increasing the volume of material
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What have been destroyed in Central American countries and in Amazon Basin of South America? Why?
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Rainforests: grazing land, farms, roads, tropical hardwood sold for high prices @ world market
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How else do tropical rainforests suffer?
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Land destroyed by hydroelectric dams flooding thousands of acres. Trees arent cut down, vegetation decomposes, emits toxic hydrogen sulfide gas
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What system has Mexico City developed? Whats been the result?
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"non-driving" days (dias de la no circula)
License plates color coded & indicate days car cant be drivin within city limits -Reduced traffic congestion & pollution |
