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How much of the population lives in the higher, cooler elevations of the Andes?
80% of the population
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Canada is the "blank" country in the world's total land area.
Second Largest
100
Explain Pennisulares
Smallest population of people, top of society, people who came to Mexico from Spain.
100
What are the main cash crops in the US?
Tobacco, Cotton, Rice, and Sugar.
100
what is the différence between a poliitical map and a physical map?
A physical map shows landforms on the surface of the Earth. A political map shows states, national boundaries, cities, capitals, roads, and other human features.
200
What kind of animal sucks up food like a vacuum cleaner?
The Matamata Turtle
200
What is Canada's largest physical feature?
Canadian Shield
200
Explain what "Day of the Dead" is.
Holiday to remember and honor dead ancestors. It is not a mournful commemoration but a happy and colorful celebration where death takes a lively friendly expression.
200
How many original colonies were in the US?
13 colonies; Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachussets, New Hamphsphire, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia.
200
what is the climate of the United States?
Temperate climate.
300
Explain Favelas:
slums of Brazil on the outskirts of the cities
300
What are the three indigneous groups?
Inuits, Metis, and First Nations.
300
What is the percentage of Mexicans that are Roman Catholic?
90% are Roman Catholic.
300
Explain the "middle passage". Say everything you know about it.
Trip from Africa to the Americas. The trip takes about 7 weeks in very bad conditions. It began in 1619. There was a tight parking and loose parking. 10 to 16 Africans were transporter across the Atlantic to the America beteen 1500 to 1900.
300
Explain Temperate climate.
Temperate climate has the most seasonal change.
400
What are the 4 layers of the Amazon Rainforest?
Forest floor, Understory, Upper Canopy, Emergent trees.
400
What is the first European Country to have settled in Canada?
France.
400
Who is Miguel Hidalgo?
Miguel Hidalgo is a priest that led the revolt against Spain, for Mexico's independence.
400
What were the most dangerous things that happened on board, at the "middle passage"?
Dehydration was the most serious threat. Suicide was common. The people were chained together. Only fed once a day. Horrific odors.
400
Explain haciendas
Huge areas of farm of ranchland. Owners of these haciendas were very wealthy and had Natives and enslaved Africans working and handling and physical labor.
500
When did Brazil gain independence, and from where?
Brazil gained independence from Portugal in 1822.
500
What was the name of the father of the "New France"? When and where did it establish?
Samuel de Champlain. Established in Quebec in 1608.
500
What are the names of the 2 deserts in Mexico?
Sonoran and Chihuahuan
500
Explain "sea to shining sea"
Atlantic to the Pacific
500
How many régions and territories does Canada consist of?
6 regions, and 3 terrirories