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42 Cards in this Set
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How many dependencies are there? |
13 |
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How many countries are there? |
20 |
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What are the distinct regions? |
North America Central America Caribbean South America |
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What is the dominant religion? |
Christian |
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Which direction does the amazon flow? |
West to east |
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How long are the Andes mountains? |
7000 miles long |
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What are cowboys called? |
Gauchos |
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The amazon rainforest is ____ the size of the continental US. |
2/3 |
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What percent of rainforests does the amazon make up? |
54% |
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What is the average annual rain fall? |
9 feet |
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What percent of oxygen comes from the amazon rainforest? |
20% |
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How long is the amazon river? |
4000 miles |
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The amazon river is the 2nd ________, but the _________. |
Longest Largest |
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How much of the world’s flow comes from the amazon? |
1/5 8 trillion gallons |
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How big is the amazon rainforest? |
2.3 million mi^2 |
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How many countries does it cover? |
9 |
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True or False: Latin America has lots of resources, but not enough money to get it. |
True |
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5 Biggest Cities: |
1. Mexico City 2. São Paulo 3. Buenos Aires 4. Rio de Janeiro 5. Lima |
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What are the climates and where can they be found? |
Desert- Northern Mexico and mid west side (Atacama) Tropical rainforest- Northern South America Tropical savanna- surrounding amazon rainforest Humid subtropical- pampas grass lands |
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What is used for tourism? |
Cruises Snorkeling Mayan temples Rio Carnival |
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Top 4 Urbanization: |
1. Argentina 2. Bolivia 3. Brazil 4. Guatemala |
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Where do most people live? |
East coast (except the Amazon) |
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What is leeching? |
Getting so much water that it washes away the nutrients |
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What are the most common languages and where are they found? |
Spanish- Mexico, western coast, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela Portuguese- Brazil |
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Most of the slaves that left Africa went to Latin America. |
True |
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What does Metizo mean? |
Child of European and Native American |
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What does Mulatto mean? |
Child of black and European |
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What two categories are the Caribbean islands split into? |
The Greater Antilles The Lesser Antilles |
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What two categories are the Caribbean islands split into? |
The Greater Antilles The Lesser Antilles |
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What are some Latin dances? |
Bachata Cha Cha Cha Merengue Rumba Salsa Mambo Samba |
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Crash course on the Aztecs. Go! |
Hernando Cortez defeated the Aztec people by getting the other tribes who hated those people to help him. He conquered and claimed it for Spain, gained riches, and pushed Catholicism. Also the Aztec leader Montezuma sucked. The Europeans brought on one of the worst epidemics. |
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What are Maquiladoras? |
American factories in Mexico that hire Mexican workers. Not good by American standards but good by Mexican standards |
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What is NAFTA? |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
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Crash course on the Mayan people. Go! |
They were on the Yucatán Peninsula. They are known for their temples, ball courts, and cenotes. |
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What two bodies of water does the Panama connect? |
Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea |
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Crash course on the Incas. Go! |
They lived on the west coast of South America. They created roads, postal systems, advanced farming techniques, skull surgeries, building techniques, and school systems. They worshiped the sun god Inti, but are now extinct. |
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Where do them drugs come from? |
Colombia |
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Where are the Iguazú Falls? |
Argentina? |
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What is the most played sport? |
Football (soccer) |
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Crash course on the Cristus. Go! |
It’s 98ft tall, 92ft arm span, 1 of the new 7 wonders if the world, and is made of concrete and soapstone. |
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Crash course on the Rio Carnival. Go! |
Originally a food festival to eat abundantly before 40 days of lent. The main part is the samba schools. |
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The ________ are famous and are fun to play beach volleyball on. |
Brazilian beaches |
