Regions of Latin America
Chile is located in which region of Latin America?
South America
Largest rainforest in the world?
Amazon Rainforest
a repetitive act of a group, becomes a characteristic of the group- used to explain a specific element of culture
Custom
Number of births per year for every 1,000 people
Birth Rate
A person who comes to live permanently in another country
Immigrant
Cuba is located in which region of Latin America?
Central America
Longest mountain range in the world?
Andes Mountains
Would the type of food eaten in a specific region of the world be an example of material or nonmaterial culture?
Material Culture
Number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people
Death Rate
A person who leaves their country to permanently settle in another
Emigrant
Honduras is located in which region of Latin America?
Central America
canal that allows ships to travel between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans without having to sail around the southern tip of South America
Panama Canal
the process by which a cultural element is transmitted & integrated from one group or individual to another
Cultural diffusion
If the amount of people who die in one year is lower than the amount babies who are born, a country's birth rate will go: up, down, or stay the same?
UP
Factors that cause people to migrate OUT of their country
Push Factors
What are the three regions of Latin America?
Central America, South America, and the Caribbean
distinct geographical region at the base of South America spanning the lower sections of Argentina and Chile
Patagonia
the restriction of a culture from outside cultural influences, cultures become more different from one another
Cultural divergence
The number of people living on a square mile of land
Population Density
Would a war going on in your home country be a push factor or a pull factor for migration?
Push Factor
Grassland region in South America, goes through Argentina and Uraguay
Pampas Grassland
a place where important ideas begin and from which they spread to surrounding cultures
Cultural Hearth
The Pattern of human settlement (Where do people physically live)
Population Distribution
Would a high paying job in a new country be a push or pull factor for migration?