Middle
Name of the major river that runs through Brazil (largest in the world).
Amazon River
African related religion in Cuba
(or Spin the Wheel)
Santeria
African related religion in Jamaica
Rastafarianism
African related religion in Cuba
(or Spin the Wheel)
Haiti
Name of the major mountain range that runs through most of South America.
the Andes Mountains
How does the geography of the Caribbean countries affect their economies?
Their climate and beaches attract tourists and their money.
New trend in tourism where travelers seek to lower their impact on locations that they visit. "more nature-friendly"
ecotourism
What Spanish explorers thought when they first saw Tenochtitlán
They might have thought the city was rich and worth conquering.
Group of Native Americans in the Andes mountains of South American know for their extensive network of roads.
Incas
In addition to the harm caused to victims of crime, high crime rates have created other difficulties in Middle America by
discouraging investment by businesses.
Political system in which land ownership is split between the government and the people.
socialism
The _________ were able to take control of the basin known as the Valley of Mexico by using a powerful army to conquer their neighbors
Aztecs
Country with a dictatorship in the Caribbean
Cuba
Which two major European powers settled most of Latin America?
Who were the Spanish and Portuguese
This country, which is 90 miles off the coast of Florida, is the closest communist country to the United States and is led by Fidel/Raul Castro.
Cuba
Mexico’s two most valuable exports? oil products and ______________
(or Spin the Wheel)
oil products and manufactured goods
Logging is a huge part of the economy in this part of Brazil.
The Amazon
After ___________, most South American countries were dominated by wealthy landowners.
independence
________invested in the production of goods like bananas, coffee and sugar. ____ investors took over these industries and large areas of land. Economies in the region came to depend on the _____ economy.
Americans/U.S.
Where do most people in Central America live?
highland areas where temperatures are cooler
How did land ownership change in Mexico in the early 1900s?
The government broke up large estates and gave land to the poor.
Countries in the Southern Cone of South America
Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, with Paraguay often included
1. ____________is majority language in Mexico and Central America. Many people speak indigenous languages as well. Belize speaks 2. ________.
1. Spanish 2. English