Vocabulary
someone who lives illegally in an unoccupied building or on unused land
How many sections is Mexico split into?
3
dialects
local languages
It is a narrow land bridge that connects Mexico with South America.
How many sections is it split into?
3 sections
land bridge
region forms a bridge between North and South America
What are the names of the 3 sections?
1. Northern Meixco
2. Mesa Central
3. Southern Tropics
Deforestation
the process of removing trees for logging, farming or grazing
What is the Panama Canal?
It is a man made canal that transports goods between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What are the names of the sections?
1. The Bahamas
2. The Greater Antilles
3. The Lesser Antilles
ecotourism
tourism that emphasizes exotic, natural environments with the goa. of supporting conservation efforts
Where do most people live in Mexico?
Mesa Central
Reforestation
Replanting of trees
Why is the Panama Canal so important to transportation?
The Panama Canal saes ships thousand of miles (and money) when transporting goods between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the difference between the the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles?
The Greater Antilles consists of 4 large islands while the Lesser Antilles are a chain of smaller islands that form the eastern boundaries of the Caribbean Sea.
Ring of Fire
A zone of earthquake and volcanic activity around the edge of Pacific Ocean
What is the difference in climates from the Northern Mexico to the Southern Tropics?
Northern Mexico is generally hot and dry while Southern Tropics is located in tropical regions that consistently has heavy rainfall.
Maquiladoras
plants built by American and Japanese companies in Mexico where goods are manufactured and then sent for final assembly to the companies that own the plants
Why was it important to drain the swamps prior to construction?
Draining the swamps eliminated breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes and made the region safe for construction.
What is the Bahamas?
It is a cluster of coral islands north of the Grater Antilles.
Sedimentation
the washing of sediment from construction and farming sites by rain that transfers it to the ocean, where it settles in the reef system
What types of resources are in Mexico?
1. Northern Mexico is mainly mining of gold, silver and iron.
2. Mesa Central has more woods.
3. Southern Tropics have mainly produces like fruits and vegetables, and coffee.
Sustainable development
meeting the needs of the present generation without denying future generations the capacity to meet their needs
When was the Panama Canal finally ended?
1914
What is archipelago?
Crests of an underwater mountain chain