World Geography 9 Summer 07 Section 2

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Pampas

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In direct contrast are the grassy, treeless plains of Argentina and Uraguay

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Canopy

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Covering that keeps the sun from reaching the surface

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Atacama Desert

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Which runs South from Chile's Northern border with Peru is one of the driest in the world

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Hydroelectricity

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Rivers and waterfalls give many countries, the capacity to generate their own power.

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Patagonia

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Sparsely popluated area where the climate and the land are harsh

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Service Industries

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Business that provides a service - such as banking, insurance, or transport

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Developing Countries

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Country in the process of becoming industrialized

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Sierra Madre Oriental

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A prominent mountain range near Mexico City

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Sierra Madre Occidental

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The major road system of Latin America

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Deforestation

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The cutting down and clearing away of trees in the rain forest.

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Tierra Caliente

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From sea level to 2,500 feet is the tierra caliente or "hot land". These are the humid tropical lowlands found on the coastal plains. The coastal plains on the west coast of Middle America are quite narrow [mmeleves], but they are wider along the Caribbean coast.

Here you find tropical rain forests and tropical commercial plantations growing sugarcane and bananas. Food crops found here include manioc, sweet potatoes, yams, maize, beans, and rice, and farmers will have a few brahma cattle.

Few people [mmecumen] [mmpopden] live here because of the prevalence of disease.

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Malnutrition

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Poor nutrition because of badley balanced diet or not enought food is a major problem in developing countries

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Lake Titicaca

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The world's highest large

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Lake Maricaibo

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The largest lake in Latin America

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Amazon River Basin

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The longest river basin in the Western Hemisphere

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Lake Nicaragua

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A freshwater lake of South America in the Andes on the Bolivia-Peru border

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Rio Grande

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A river that borders Mexico and North America

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Chinampas

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Floating islands made by the Aztecs

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Fazendas

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Portuguese term for huge sugar plantations in Brazil

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Cash Crop

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Farm crop grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm community

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Haciendas

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A large estate or plantation in Spanish-speaking countries.

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Death Squads

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They killed many innocent people in El Salvador

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Tierra Templada

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From 2,500 to 6,000 feet is the tierra templada or "temperate land" because of the cooler temperatures. This is the most populated area [mmpopden] [mmecumen] of Latin America. Four of the seven capitals of the Central American republics are found in the tierra templada.

Coffee is the main commercial crop. food crops include maize, wheat, beans, and vegetables.

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Mulatto

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A person of with an African/European heritage

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West Indies

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Carribean Islands

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Llanos

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A large, grassy, almost treeless plain, especially one in Latin America.

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Andes Mountains

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They are the world's longest mountain range.

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Copper

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A metal that is found in South America

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Slash and Burn

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Traditional farming mthod in which all the trees and plants in an area are cut and burned to add nutrients to the soil.

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Mato Grasso

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A region in Brazil that is set on a plateau and has few forests and grasslands

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Campesinos

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Farm work in the rural areas

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Oligarchy

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a political system governed by a few people;

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Conquistadores

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Spanish term for "conquerers".

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Terra Fria

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From 6,000 to 12,000 feet (the tree line) is the tierra fria or "cold land". This is the highest zone found in Middle America. wheat, barley, potatoes, and maize are grown here. In South America this is the climatic zone of the Inca [wwhearsm] culture hearth.

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Ecosystems

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The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment

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Gauchos

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A cowboy of the South American pampas

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The most common climate in Latin America and the Caribbean is ---

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Tropical

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Where the Sierra Madre Occidental and Oriental meet to form the Sirra Madre Del Sur

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Most dominant human characteristic of the Mixican Plateau

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Which is th elargest country in South America

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Brazil

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Physical features causing isolation of regions and people in Latin America`

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Mexico ranks ?? in terms of the world oil production

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Hydroelectric poer for much of Latin America is generated by

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Rivers and waterfalls

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Number and areas geographers devide Latin America into

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Most dominant characteristic and length of Andes mountain range

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One of the driest places in Latin America

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Four largest populated cities in Latin America

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Where the largest rain forest is located

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What % of the world's population lives in Latin America

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Total population of Latin America

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500 million

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Description of original lifestyle in Latin America

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?

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Where the Inca, Aztec, and Maya empires were located

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Mexico

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Prediction of what Mexico's population will be by the year 2000

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22 million

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By way of what land mass experts believe people came from Western Hemisphere?

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?

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Greatest city built by the Maya

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?

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Who were the "Death Squads" and what role did they play in El Salvadore?

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What special skills were the Inca's know for?

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?

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Problems facing Mexico City

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proverty,overcrowding,unemployed,housing,air pollution

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How the Mexican government hopes to create new jobs?

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Coffee is a major cash crop for what countries?

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?

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The most important cash crop in the Caribbean?

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coffee

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Name of the major road system in Latin America

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?

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What countries in Latin America are among world leaders in cattle production

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?

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Major concern that deforestation may cause?

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?

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Why Mexico City has restricted use of automobiles?

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?

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What are the two major rivers systems in Latin America?

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1. Parana, Paraguay, and Uraguay rivers form the 2nd largest river system in South America.
2. Amazon

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What are the three geographical areas that make up Latin America?

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Central America
South America
Carribean

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What kind of climate does Cuba have?

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Tropical

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What areas in Latin American have a humid subtropical climate?

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From Rio De Janerio, Brazil to Northern Argentina.

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Why do small ground plants have a difficult time surviving in the rainforest of South America?

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Evergreens form a canopy that blocks the sun from reaching the forest floor.

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How are climates and vegetation effected by elevation?

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The air cools and becomes drier the higher in the atmosphere.