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50 Cards in this Set
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Mexico city sits on the former capital of what empire?
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The Aztec empire.
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What sets Brasilia apart from other major Brazilian nations?
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The city was designed to be a showplace of shiny glass and gleaming steel architecture. Also in the shape of a bow/airplane.
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Where are the Andes? Where is the Amazon River Basin?
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Along the West side of South America. The Amazon River Basin is on the Northern-end of Brazil.
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What is geographically significant about Lake Titicaca?
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It borders Bolivia and Peru. Also, it is the world's highest navigable lake.
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What are the major population centers of the region?
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Mexico City, Brasilia, Buenos Aires, and Sao Paulo.
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What are the major economic activities in the Caribbean?
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Agriculture and tourism.
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Describe the distribution of wealth in Latin American nations.
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A small amount of the population lives in wealth, where the rest live in extreme poverty.
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Where would you find oil production in Mexico?
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The Gulf Coastal plain (the Gulf Coast).
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What economic activities dominate the southern Pacific coastline of Mexico?
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Tourism.
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What are some of the major exports coming out of Central America?
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Coffee, Sugar Cane and Drugs.
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What is the basis of the Venezuelan economy? The Colombian economy?
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Oil/natural gas from Venezuela and coffee from Colombia.
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How does cash crop production impact the ability to feed the people of a nation?
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The people are limited because most of the crop is exported for economic purposes.
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What nations have suffered from drug trafficking issues?
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Mexico and Colombia.
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What was the Colombian exchange? What are some of the things that the Old World brought to the New?
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Colombian Exchange - Exchange of supplies between American and Afro-Eurasian populations. Horses, cows, pigs, wheat, barely, sugar cane, and syphilis.
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Who does the U.S. have a trade embargo for life against?
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Cuba.
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What is NAFTA and how did it benefit the Mexican economy?
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NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement. Allowed free trade between Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. Trade nearly doubled.
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What are the three peoples who make up the majority of the population?
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Natives (descendants of Aztec, Maya, etc.), Europeans (French, Spanish and British) and Africans (came as slaves).
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What ancient cultures have roots in Latin America?
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The Olmec, Aztec empire and Inca.
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What are some examples of what has led to conflict in Central America?
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Illegal drug trade has led to conflict between cartels and their government. Also, harsh military rule in Guatemala has led to civil war in the 1960's.
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Who were the Sandinistas and how did they rise and fall from power?
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Rebel group in Nicaragua who overthrew dictator and established communism. Fell from power by signing peace treaty, which led to democratic elections. The group then lost the election.
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What nations in the region have felt a heavy communist/socialist influence?
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Cuba and Nicaragua.
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Who was Hugo Chavez and what was his political ideology?
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Leader of Venezuela. Implemented socialist reforms designed to nationalize major industries.
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Explain what happened in El Salvador and the death squads.
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Riots broke out in protest to unequal distribution of wealth. Those in power hired death squads to kill protestors.
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Who was Pablo Escobar and what was the significance of the Medellin cartel?
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He was the head of the Medellin cartel, and industrialized the drug trade by flying planes, etc.
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Explain the African influence in Brazil and the Caribbean.
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Natives make up a small portion of the population. The rest are of African descent, whose ancestors originally came to the region as slaves.
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Explain how cartel violence hurts the Mexican economy.
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In fear of violence, many tourists do not want to travel to Mexico. This hurts the economy because tourism is one of Mexico's main sources of economy.
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Where is Mexico City?
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Where is Mazatlan?
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Where is Cancun?
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Where is Juarez?
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Where is Bogota?
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Where is Caracas?
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Where is Havana?
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Where is Brasilia?
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Where is Rio de Janeiro?
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Where is Buenos Aires?
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Where is the Amazon River?
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Where are the Andes Mountains?
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Where are the Sierra Madres?
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Where is the Panama Canal?
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Where are the Galapagos islands?
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Where is Patagonia?
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Where is Venezuela?
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Where is Argentina?
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Where is Chile?
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Where is Colombia?
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Where is Nicaragua?
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Where is Cuba?
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Where is Haiti?
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Where is Belize?
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