Challenges
Colonization
Culture
Phys. Geo
Misc.
100
Maquiladora plants were open in Mexico as a result of what?
NAFTA
100
He conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
100
Carnival is celebrate before the holiday of Lent, what religious group celebrates lent?
Catholics
100
What native group is located in the Andes Mountain?
Incas
100
Haiti and Dominican Republic make up what island?
Hispaniola
200
Brazil is the world's leading producer of what?
coffee
200
the three reasons for colonization
gold, god, and glory
200
A person who is half European and half Native is called what?
Mestizo
200
What is the second longest river in the world?
Amazon River
200
Puerto Rico is a territory of what country?
United States
300
What two countries in S. America are involved in the illegal drug trade?
Colombia and Peru
300
The Treaty of _______ split South America between Spain and Portugal.
Tordesillas
300
A person half European and half African is called what?
Mulatto
300
What country connects North and South America?
Panama
300
The llama was important to what native Latin American group?
Inca
400
A US owned factory in Mexico is called what?
Maquiladora
400
He conquered the Inca
Francisco Pizarro
400
Present day Mexico City was called what when the Aztecs ruled the land?
Tenochtitalan
400
What are three reasons for deforestation in the Amazon?
Cattle herding, oil, paper/wood
400
The Maya lived in what part of Mexico?
Yucatan Peninsula
500
Why is it hard to be a landlocked country?
No easily accessible water source.
500
Number one killer of native groups due to colonization
disease
500
What three groups make up Latin American culture?
African, Native, and European
500
What 5 countries make up the Greater Antilles?
Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
500
Costa Rica relies on what for their economy?
eco tourism