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Latin American Countries
100
What is the main religion in Latin America?
Catholicism
100

What does "standard of living" mean

the quality of life someone has such as access to clean water, good healthcare, a safe place to live

100
What is the environmental problem in Latin America?
Deforestation
100
What river runs mostly through Brazil?
Amazon River
100
What is the largest and most populated country in Latin America?
Brazil
200
What are the two main languages spoken in Latin America?
Spanish and Portuguese
200

What is colonization?

when a people group moves into an area and takes control of the resources and people

200
What causes the air pollution in Mexico City (human causes)?
Emissions from cars and factories
200

What is terrace farming?

Farming on the side of a mountain when there is not enough land to have large farms

200

What were the 3 ancient civilizations in Latin America?

Mayas, Aztecs, Incas

300
What can a literate person do?
Read and write
300

What is deforestation?

Cutting down trees usually through slash & burn

300
Give two reasons that the forest is being cut down in Brazil.
Logging, Farms, Cattle Ranching, Mining
300
What body of water are Haiti and Cuba in?
Caribbean Sea
300
What is poorest country in Latin America?
Haiti
400

What do you call the "movement of plants, animals and diseases between the eastern and western hemispheres"?

The Columbian Exchange

400

What is the difference between urban areas and rural areas?

Urban - cities, infrastructure

Rural - country side, less developed

400
Which country has a problem with oil pollution?
Venezuela
400
What mountain range runs down the west coast of South America?
Andes Mountains
400

What would happen if the Panama Canal was closed?

It was disrupt global trade

500
What is a mestizo?
Person with European and Native American ancestors
500

___________ means a policy of extending a country's influence through diplomacy or miliary force

Imperialism

500
What geographical reason causes or worsens the air pollution in Mexico City?
The city lies in a crater shaped valley (city is surrounded by mountains)
500
Panama is an ____________, because it is a narrow strip of land that divides the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Isthmus
500

When looking at a population pyramid, how can you tell if a country is more or less developed?

Birth rates are lower = good healthcare

More population in 65+ = longer life expectancy = good healthcare

pyramid bars are pretty even from bottom to top = stable population, economy/government