Mexico
Central America and the Caribbean
Countries of the Caribbean
Protecting Natural Resources
South America
100
The largest city in Mexico.
What is Mexico City?
100
The many way of life in Central America.
What is farming?
100
These two Caribbean countries endure great poverty.
What are Haiti and Cuba?
100
Brazil and Ecuador cut and burn their trees.
How do farmers acquire farmland? or How does deforestation occur in Latin America?
100
This is located in the Atacama Desert in Chile where the clear sky conditions are ideal for this type of research.
What is The European Southern Observatory?
200
A Federal Republic.
What is Mexico's government?
200
In the past, many farmers in Guatemala produced only bananas and coffee. Today they are shifting production to other crops that have higher values such as fruits, flowers, and spices. In the early 2000s, Guatemala and its Central American neighbors agreed to this with the U.S. in hopes to sell more of their goods to the U.S.
What is free trade?
200
This country is a common wealth of the USA.
What is Puerto Rico?
200
In Chile, these have harmed marine ecosystems.
What are fish farms to raise salmon?
200
The ancestors of most this European country has influenced the population of Brazil.
What is Portugal?
300
Tacos and enchiladas or fajitas and burritos
What is a dish from Mexico?
300
No wars since independence. Fewer poor people. Good education and high literacy rate in this place too...
Why do people want to move to Costa Rica?
300
Its economy is based on the communist government deciding how resources are used. They had the same dictator for over 40 years.
What is Cuba?
300
The process of clearing and area of forest.
What is deforestation?
300
Brazil's government is similar to the U.S. which has _____ branches of government.
What are three branches of of the strong federal government ?
400
North Mexico is known for what economic activity that doesn't happen in cities?
What is farming?
400
Due to commerce brought by this country's man-made feature, profits from fees , this country is an important banking center.
What is Panama?
400
The country that shares Hispanola with Haiti Dominican Republic.
What is Hispanola?
400
Parrots, jaguars, and piranhas are just some of the thousands of animals that make there home in the Amazon and the many rivers that run through this country.
What is Brazil? or what is Peru?
400
This plays a big role in foreign trade in Argentina.
What is cattle ranching?
500
A term for Mexican illegal immigrants who work on farms .
Who are migrant workers?
500
The Maya language is still spoken here besides Spanish. This country is trying to expand their economy from bananas and coffee to other crops with higher values.
What is Guatemala?
500
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth, a self-governing territory, of this country.
What is the United States?
500
The burning of forested areas releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. And the lack of trees means less oxygen is produced.
How does deforestation contribute to global warming?
500
These countries' ecotourism have been weakened by illegal drug trade and deaths caused by drug wars.
What is Colombia and Mexico?
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