Physical Georgraphy
Three Things affect where people live and work
What is location, climat and natural resources
Why were the Aztec and Inca Empires so easily conquered by Spanish Conquistadores
European Diseases
Horses
Advanced Weapons
Who were the 2 key individuals associated with the Cuban Revolution?
Who are Castro and Batista?
What was the primary purpose in the creation of NAFTA
What is increase trade between the member countries by creating a large free-trade zone
A way in which Mexico's government is different from the U.S. government
Mexico's president can serve only 1 6 year term in office. (U.S. president can serve up to 2 4-year terms)
Why is air pollution a major issue in Maxico City
What is Sierra Mardre Mountains block the pollution from leaving the Plateau of Mexico
Overpopulation and industrialization have increased the amount of pollution produced
The wind patterns are not strong enough to push the pollution away from Mexico City
Why were the African slaves utilized in the Latin America colonies?
Work on plantations in the colonies - replace the native sales after they died
How did the Cuban Revolution impact personal and economic freedoms in Cuba?
Cuba became a communist nation resulting in less political and economic freedom for the people.
In a mixed economy, how are prices and wages determined?
Supply and demand as well as individual business ownders.
One Way that Brazil's government is different from the U.S. government
What is Brazil requires all literent citizens between 18 - 70 years old to vote
Describe 3 major concerns about air pollution
Increased Breathing Issues
Damage to Vegetation and natural stone
Creates acid Rain
Daily Double!!!!!
Haiti was the first Latin American country to accomplish what 2 things?
What is Successful slave revolt
and Indendence in Latin America
Describe the 2 Cuban decisions that prompted the Cuban missle Crisis
Cuba allowed the USSR to build a missle luanching complex in Cuba.
Cuba allowed the USSSR to store medium and intermediate ballistic missles in Cuba
In a mixed economy, prices and wages are deteremined by the following:
What is Supply and demand as well as individual business owners?
Explain the main idea behind a federal system of government (Federation)
Union of self-governing states which joined together by a central government.
What are three Key features of the Amazon River
It contains 20% of tjhe world's fresh water
It is an important trade route into inland South America
It creates fertile land when it floods
Latin America is ethnically diverse because of the blending of these 3 ehnic groups
What is Indigenous Americans, Europeans and Africans?
Who were the US and Soviet leaders during the Cuban Missle Crisis?
US - President John F. Kennedy
USSR - Nikita Khrushchev
The 4 categories when discussing the factors of production
What are Land, Labor, Capital and Entrepreneurs?
A dictatorship affects individual citizens voting rights by
What is rights are limited and controlled by the government.
Where do most people choose to live in Cuba, Brazil and Mexico? Why?
Urban areas
Cuba - Manufacturing
Brazil - Tourism
Mexico - Oil Refining
How did African slaves influence the development of the Americas?
As the industries that required sale grew...So did the number of sales.
Slaves were required in order to help the plantations (haciendas) be successful.
Describe the change in the US-Cuban trade relationship that occurred in 2016?
Us eased trade restrictions with Cuba.
A country's literacy rate impacts its Gross Domestic product by the following:
What is the higher the literacy rate, the greater the GDP
Difference between a Presidental and parliamentary form of government
Presidential - Executive branch is separate from the legislature, system of checks and balances
Partliamentary - Prime Minoister is chosen from the legislature, PM is not directly elected by the voters.