Physical Geography
This is the 2nd longest river in the world and is the largest by volume
Amazon River
This Ethnic Group came to LA as temporary workers (Guyana)
Asians
Unequal Social Hierarchy as caused partly by this
Intermarriage
This was the exchange of animals, plants, people and disease between the Old and New World.
Columbian Exchange
The US hoped to save LA from the spread of communism by establishing this
Banana Republics
This Rainforest/River is the most biodiverse region on Earth, containing thousands of species of animals.
Amazon
These people were brought to LA to work Sugar plantations In Brazil and the Caribbean.
Africans
This treaty decided how land would be split up between Spain (West) and Portugal (East, Brazil)
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Cultural _____ changed as Natives interacted with Europeans more and more with the trade of disease, plants, animals, etc.
This leader gave resistance to the US and used guerilla warfare to kill Marines before being killed during peace talks the next year.
Augusto Sandino
This man-made waterway took 10 years to build and connected the Pacific and Atlantic oceans in order to improve trade and decrease travel time.
Panama Canal
This is the primary language in most LA nations
Spanish
This quest for ______ began as explorers sought religious conversion, fame and fortunes in the new world.
God, Glory & Gold
These were the only domesticated animals in the New world before Europeans brought horses, sheep, pigs and cattle.
Llamas
This company owned most of the land and controlled infrastructure, causing farmers and peasants to struggle living.
United Fruit Company
This is the largest Mountain range in the world stretching over 4300 miles, containing many plateaus and peaks.
Andes Mountains
This informal dialect blended elements of Indigenous, Asian, European and African languages.
Patois
European nations used this to gain wealth from American Colonies
Mercantilism
These were brought to LA and flourished in the rich soil of the new world.
Cash Crops- Sugar, rice, wheat, coffee, etc.
This Organization of Guerilla forces led revolution against Batista from 1953-1958.
26th of July movement
This region as a whole includes Middle America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Latin America
This religion makes up almost 90% of all LA people and greatly influences holidays, daily life and celebrations.
Christianity
These were royal governors sent by the King to enforce mercantilism and Maintain order in the colonies.
Peninsulares
This disease brought to the old world ended up killing over 5 million people in 1492.
Syphilis
This liberal leader sought to nationalize corporations and thought the government should take control of business.
Salvador Allende