Geography
Environmental Issues
Columbian Exchange
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Cuban Revolution
100
Which country is in the southern hemisphere?
Brazil
100
What is the name of the country and rainforest that are facing environmental issues?
Brazil- Amazon Rainforest
100
Name two important resources brought to Latin America.
horses, agriculture, slaves
100
What is the name of the trade system which went from Africa to the Americas, and England?
The Triangular Trade
100
Name two causes of the Cuban Revolution.
Castro rising to power, Communist government, 
200
Which country mainly produces coffee?
Brazil
200
What is an effect of deforestation in the Brazil?
soil erosion- less trees-loss of habitat-less oxygen
200
List a reason Indigenous people died when the Spanish came to Latin America.
diseases-overwork-starving-
200
What ethnicity were slaves that were traded?
African American
200
Why did many successful business owners leave Cuba?
Their land and property was being taken by the government
300
What is Cuba's main production?
Sugar
300
What are two causes of deforestation in Brazil?
building roads-new settlements- farming-crops-cattle ranching-logging- timber mining
300
What is the impact of the Columbian Exchange?
many indigenous deaths while also introducing new crops and horses.
300
What conditions were the ships that slaves were transported in?
Crowded, unsanitary, many diseases, 
300
What happened to people who opposed Castro?
They were imprisoned/killed.
400
Name two of Mexico's main natural resources.
Oil-silver-copper-gold
400
What are three causes of air pollution in Mexico?
population density- overcrowding industry- factory emissions- automobile/vehicle emissions
400
Why are there no longer pure American Indians anymore?
Indigenous people married Spanish people and their children were not pure Indigenous and the pattern repeated.
400
When (what year) was slavery abolished in Cuba and Brazil?
1880's
400
Which country put missiles in Cuba?
The Soviet Union
500
Name each country's top trading partners.
Mexico-United States

Cuba- China and Venezuela

Brazil- United States and Argentina

500
List three effects to air pollution in Mexico.
damage to plants- harm to humans- acid rain leading to damage to buildings


500
What is Latin America's dominant religion?
Roman Catholic
500
What was Latin America referred as when Spanish settlers arrived?
"The New World"
500
What country put an embargo on Cuba and why?
The United States due to a Communist government
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