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Latin America
Physical Geography
Human Geography
Development
Vocabulary
100
This was most responsible for the spatial diffusion of cattle, horses and sugar to Latin America
What is the Columbian Exchange?
100
The geographic factor that is most responsible for the Atacama Desert (the driest place on earth) in Peru...
What are Mountain Barriers?
100
Both Brazil and Haiti are culturally unique in Latin America because
What is because Spanish is not the primary language in either place.
100
These indicate a more developed country...
What are higher GDPs, lower Infant Mortality Rates, High % live in Urban areas, and Higher life expectancy
100
People are more connected and becoming more alike
What is Globalization?
200
The geographic factor that distinguishes the Amazon River Basin as a Region
What is the vegetation?
200
The Amazon Rainforest is located in a tropical climate region, which indicates that it is located in latitudes that are...
What are near the equator?
200
The geographic factor that unifies Latin America as a region.
What is a shared culture
200
The Itaipu Dam, built on the Parana River, was created in order to
What is provide hydroelectric power
200
A culture made up of many other cultures.
What is multiculturalism?
300
Spanish explorers most likely wanted to colonize what is now modern day Peru during the 16th Century.
What is for deposits of gold and silver?
300
The physical feature that is a natural border between Argentina and Chile.
What is mountains (Andes)
300
Some American manufacturing companies have their factories in Mexico for
What is inexpensive labor?
300
The opening of the Panama Canal affected economic development by
What is decreasing shipping costs?
300
The parallel lines the run West and East, and measure North and South
What are latitude lines?
400
A common cultural element that distinguishes Latin America includes... - A belief in Isolationism - A lack of Cultural Diversity - The predominance of Roman Catholicism - The widespread use of the Portuguese language
What is the predominance of Roman Catholicism?
400
The Incan civilization used terrace farming because
What is of their physical geography. (mountains)
400
The decision, by Brazil, to bid for and host the 2014 Soccer World Cup was most likely influenced by... - Public Passion for the Sport - Results of public opinion polls - Donations made be elite businessman - Petitions signed by college soccer players
What is public passion for the sport?
400
The following indicate a lesser developed country...
What are lower GDPs, higher Infant Mortality Rates, Low % are Urban, and a lower life expectancy.
400
GDP stands for and means.
What is Gross Domestic Product; how much money a country makes within its borders
500
The introduction of sugarcane to Latin America created a migration pattern in which
What is a significant number of enslaved Africans being brought to Brazil?
500
In years where an El Nino is warming the waters along the Pacific coastline, people living in Central America will likely experience
What is extensive flooding?
500
The cultural pattern that is characteristic of art in Mexico.
What are Murals being used to depict cultural heritage.
500
This process, most likely, contributed to the pattern of urbanization in Latin America
What is Industrialization?
500
A large influx of people are moving into the cities.
What is Urbanization?