Religion and Language
What language did the explorers from Spain speak?
Spainsh
What is the environmental issue in Mexico City, Mexico?
What is Mexico's most valuable resource?
Oil
What country has a canal running through it to connect thr Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean?
Panama
What are the two main languages of Latin America?
Spanish and Portuguese
What language did the explorers from Portugal speak?
Portuguese
What is the environmental issue in Brazil?
Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest
What is the main thing Brazil produces?
Coffee
What mountain range is located in Mexico?
Sierra Madre Mountains
The European explorers from Spain and Portugal brought the languages with them as part of their culture when they conquered Latin America.
Portuguese
A cause of deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest is:
deforestation - cutting down trees for cattle ranching, farmland, and mining
What is Cuba's most important export?
Sugarcane / sugar
What country is north of the Caribbean Sea?
Cuba
What is the main religion in Europe today?
Roman Catholic
Why are Spanish and Portuguese the main languages in Latin America today?
Because the Spanish and Portuguese explorers conquered these Latin American counties. Their languages were Spanish and Portuguese. They became embedded in the culture, since they were there for 300 years,
Causes of air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico is
Large population, emissions from automobiles sand factories, air pollution being trapped by Sierra Madre Mountains
Most people in live in Mexico City because
It has a lot of jobs.
What physical feature runs through Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean?
Amazon River
How did the Africans impact Latin America ?
Because of their work on the plantations and mines, it has helped make Latin America what it is today.
They have many ancesrteros that live in Latin America today.
What are the two main languages spoken in Latin America?
Spanish and Portuguese
What is a solution to deforestation of the rainforest?
Government control and monitoring by the rangers, creating large protected areas, planting new trees in place of those cut down
The Atlantic Ocean is on the eastern coast of Brazil. This makes ------- easy.
Trade
What body of water is located east of Latin America?
Atlantic Ocean
What countries were involved in the Triangular Trade?
Trade between the 3 regions of Europe, Africa, and Americas. This trade brought new people and things to new parts of the world.