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Lima
Name the capital of Peru
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A center for the spread of important ideas and traditions that gave origin to a significant culture.
Explain the definition of a “cultural hearth.”
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Bolivia (67%), the Dominican Republic (46.6%), Guatemala (45%), and Ecuador (40%).
Using the data given on page 196 of your text, state the four Latin American countries with the highest infant mortality rate.
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Mineral resources are often mined and exported to other parts of the world, similar to energy resources. Mineral resources, at times can be scarcer than energy resources, as they include precious metals like gold and silver.
Compare and contrast mineral resources to energy resources.
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Push factors are those that “push” people to leave rural areas, while pull factors “pull” people towards cities. In each case, migration to the cities by large numbers of people is occurring but for different reasons. Cities in Latin America are growing in population due to higher-paying jobs, better schools, and better medical aid.
Summarize the concept of “ push” and “pull” factors and why they are important in terms of urbanization.
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Dry Forest/Swamp, Wet Forest, Cloud Forest, and Mountain Tundra.
Identify the four vertical climate zones in Latin America.
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A place in which a wide variety of plants and animal species grow and flourish.
Define, in your own words, the concept of “biodiversity.”
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Rainforests are very crucial in regulating the earth’s climate. When trees are cut down and cleared, they lose the ability to create oxygen and absorb harmful carbon dioxide. In turn, heat cannot escape the surface of the earth, and global warming occurs.
Show the importance of deforestation using the theory of global warming.
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A tropical wet zone includes rainforests, where rain is plentiful all year round. They also stay very hot for a significant part of the year, and contain many exotic plants and creatures. A tropical wet and dry climate includes savannas and grasslands. They stay fairly hot and receive seasonal, as opposed to year round rain.
Distinguish the difference between a tropical wet zone and a tropical wet and dry zone
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The Panama Canal is a significant portal for the use of trade and commerce. It connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean making the canal an important crossroad for convenience in both hemispheres.
Summarize the use of the Panama Canal.