When going to South America, you will probably come across a lot of these types of physical features with high precipitation
What are rainforests?
100
What is hydroelectricity?
What is electricity produced from rushing water?
100
What are the four types of climate described in section 1?
What is hot, cold, mild, and wild?
100
This is another name for a Latin American plantation
What is a hacienda?
100
Since the days of the revolution, many countries in Latin America have struggled with this
What is debt?
200
This Latin titled storm results from a warming of the ocean water along the South American west coast
What is El Nino?
200
Things in high abundance in nature that people can use to meet their needs are known as these
What are natural resources?
200
How high a piece of land rises above sea level is known as this:
What is elevation?
200
This former slave led a Saint Domingue 10-year revolt, and later helped found the country of Haiti
Who is Toussiant L' Oveurture?
200
This country in Latin America has especially struggled to pay back its debt over the years
What is Mexico?
300
A raised area of land is known as this
What is a plateau?
300
Chile is the leading producer of copper in the world, so its economy suffers heavily when their prices for copper go down. Because Chile relies so much on copper, it is known as a __________________
What is a one-resource economy?
300
The three major factors that affect our climate are _______, ________, and ____________.
What are elevation, location, and wind patterns?
300
In the 18th century, mestizos were a mix of these two different cultures
What are Native American and Latin American?
300
In general, how do countries acquire debt?
What is borrowing money from other countries?
400
In Latin America, a ___________ is known as a flat region area with a lot of ___________.
What is pampas/grass?
400
In the Carribbean, you will find that farmers grow a lot of this crop that we here love and depend on in the US
What is coffee?
400
In all three regions of Latin America, you will come across a climate that is tropical wet and ________.
What is dry?
400
During this period, if you were a Latin American born citizen with Spanish parents, you were known as this:
What is a criollo?
400
In order to solve the problem of debt, many Latin American countries have done this
What is establish trade relations with other countries?
500
What is the difference between an isthmus and a tributary?
What is: An isthmus is a strip of land with water on both sides, whereas a tributary is a river or stream that flows into a larger river.
500
ONE WORD: When countries go from relying on one resource to relying on multiple ones, they are doing this _______________
What is diversifying?
500
The adjective "moderate" can be closely connected to which one of the four types of climate?
What is mild?
500
Both of these gentlemen played a big part during the Mexican Revolution; one was known for planning the revolution while the other was known for being one of the most important leaders as the war progressed
Who are Hidalgo and Bolivar?
500
In 1994, this treaty was signed establishing easier trade between Mexico, the United States, and Canada (pg. 68)
What is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?