Mexico
What is the Latin American country closest to the United States?
Mexico
How many active volcanoes are here?
BONUS
*Why are there so many active volcanoes?
*Which one is most active?
*more than 80
BONUS
*because of steady movement below the surface
* Volcan de Fuego in Guatemala - Most active
True or False:The climate changes in the Andes according to elevation. The higher up you go, the warmer and drier it gets.
False
*The cooler and wetter it gets.
What countries make up the Andes and the Pampas?
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
What is Northeastern Brazil mainly used for?
*cattle ranching
What are the two large mountain chains and two lowland regions of Mexico?
Sierra Madre Occidental (mountain chain)
Sierra Madre Oriental (mountain chain)
Pacific Coastal Lowlands
Gulf Coastal Plain
What is a hurricane?
*intense storms that form over the Atlantic Ocean AKA cyclones
*cause great wind and water damage and flooding
What are the three largest Columbian cities?
*Bogota
*Medellin
*Cali
*All are located in the Andes
What are vertical climate zones?
*Climate zones that change according to elevation
*Different crops at different elevations
What type of economy did the Portuguese introduce?
Based on what?
*export economy
*the labor of enslaved Africans
Why is there such a difference in climate zones in Mexico?
*Nation's large size
*Different elevations
What are three ways people live off the land here?
1.farming
2.cattle ranching
3.tourism
Name the two countries made up of people descended from workers who migrated from India.
*Guyana
*Suriname
What are some of the natural resources of the Andes?
*gold *corn *potatoes *barley
*silver *wheat *apples *cacao
*copper *beans * bananas *sugar cane
*hydroelectricity
Which type of wood creates red dye?
Brazilwood
What was the second known civilization in Mexico?
Maya Civilization
What are the valuable cash crops in Central America and the Caribbean?
How did triangular trade impact the Caribbean?
*Coffee & Sugar
*Triangular trade connected the Caribbean, Europe and Africa.
What are four environmental concerns for the countries in South America?
*Deforestation
*Pollution
*Subsidence
*Severe flooding
What is the largest city of the Andes and Pampas?
What is unique about the people of Argentina?
*Buenos Aires (more than 12 million people)
*Almost all of them are of Spanish and Italian ancestry
When did Brazil become independent?
Who declared them independent?
1822
Pedro 1
What were two major cultural changes that took place because of the Spanish invasion of Mexico?
When did Mexico gain its independence and what was the event called?
The native people spoke Spanish. They were converted to the Roman Catholic religion.
1821 and it was called the Mexican Revolution.
What type of governments do you find in Central America and the Caribbean?
*Most are democracies
*Some are dictatorships
-Cuba
-Venezuala
How did the Native American population die?
What did the Spanish conquerors do in response?
*diseases
*They imported enslaved people from Africa, to replace the Native Americans.
Who was the Inca leader who was defeated by the Spanish conquistador Pizarro?
Who were Salvador Allende and Juan Peran?
*Atahualpha
*kidnapped then strangled
*elected in 1970 by appealing to workers and the poor
*overthrown in 1973
What is the most popular religion in Brazil?
Roman Catholicism