Cuba
Main natural resources of Cuba
sugar, nickel , tobacco, coffee beans, & fish
Main natural resources of mexico
petroleum (oil) on the Gulf of Mexico, silver, lead, copper, iron and ore
main natural resources of Brazil
what is timber forests; large amount of minerals; Agriculture – rich soil: coffee beans, oranges, sugarcane; Iron Ore – steel
what was the main reason that the indigenous people died?
what is disease (smallpox, flu, wooping cough)
whta foods where the americans introduced to during the cloumbian exchange?
what is wheat, barley, sugarcane, and livestock like cattle, pigs, and sheep.
Cuba's land
What is terrain
Mexico's land
What is terrain
Brazil's land
What is terrain
What is the language of most of the Latin America countries?
What is Spanish
What is a major thing that the old world brought over to the new world?
What is horses
Cuba's climate
Tropical and Semi-tropical; Warm, moderate temperatures due to ocean breeze; Ample (plenty of) rainfall; mountains cover part of the island
mexico's climate
what is Desert – North – dry hot, Mountains & Plateaus – Central, rainforest – South – humid tropical, Most of the land is not arable
Brazil's climate
what is low Elevation (no mountains); 2/3 rainforest – Tropical and temperate zones; Warm & humid
what countries have a president as the head of state?
what is brazil, cuba, columbia, chile, mexico, panama
what is something that the new world brought over to the old world?
what is pineapple, tobacco, avocados, tomatoes, turkeys
Cuba's citizens don't have personal freedoms, for example
what is freedom of speech
On January 1, 1994 mexico joined what
What is NAFTA
8.5% of land is what
What is Arable
what is the language of brazil?
what is portuguese
The Columbian Exchange caused an ______ in food production which helped to ______ human populations.
what is increase, increase
Heavily trade with ______ and ______
Venezuela and China
where do people mainly live
what is towns/Urban Areas – Industrial; Central Mexico; Largest city – Mexico City, US Border; in areas with natural resources
what personal freedoms do Brazilians have
what is freedom of speech and freedom of assembly
what city is ranked #4 in air pollution?
what is mexico
what was the main purpose for the horse when it was brought over from the old world?
what is used for hunting, labor, and transportation; Horses remained the major method of transportation for people until the early 20th century