Ancient Civilizations
to calculate their calendars
What Latin American Country borders the United States?
Mexico
What is the Primary sector?
Raw materials
what country do the Conquistadors come from?
Spain
what is one problem that Latin Americans are facing?
Where did the Incans live?
Andes Mountains
What country is famous for having a canal?
What is the Secondary sector?
manufacturing
The Majority of Latin American cultures draw from what two European Countries?
Spain and Portugal
What is Ecotourism?
visiting a location for the nature/biodiversity
What civilization did Chichen Itza belong to?
the Mayans
What is unique about Cuba?
it became communist
What is the Tertiary sector?
Services
How did the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incans end?
Spanish Conquistadors
What is a Banana Republic?
What is a Quipu?
a Knot Based Writing system
What were Americans most afraid of happening in Latin America?
Countries becoming communist.
which of the sectors do most Latin American Countries primarily rely upon
The Primary Sector
Why did individuals convert to Catholicism?
They were forced/threatened to.
What is a dictatorship?
when a single person controls the government
What is Unique about Tenochtitlan?
the city is built in the middle of a lake
What is unique about venezuela
it has recently had its president kidnapped.
What do some Caribbean Countries rely upon?
The tertiary sector (tourism)
What did Native Americans blend Catholicism with?
local culture/traditions
What is one solution that Latin American countries are trying to solve the local poverty?
Educating their youth.