Poverty
What is poverty?
Poverty is the state of being extremely poor and not having enough money to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter.
What are Drug Cartels?
Drug cartels are organized crime operations that oversee the production, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs.
What are the reasons people emigrate?
Looking for a better future
to escape poverty
to escape violence
to escape corruption
What is the capital of Honduras?
Tegucigalpa
What is the name of the teacher in charge of PAIHS informa?
Ms. Urrea
What can poverty lead to?
Poverty leads to limited education, which leads to low paying jobs (cycle of poverty for many Latin Americans)
What are the causes that Drug Cartels emerging in Latino America?
to escape poverty in the region
What is happening with the routes that the immigrants take to come to North America?
The drug cartel has taken over the routes making it very dangerous. Some people are kidnapped, killed or they have to pay a large amount of money.
What is the capital of Panama?
Panama City
What is the name of the person in charge of SAPIS?
How does Colonialism help to promote poverty in Latino America?
Because Latin America became dependent on one single crop
Who is considered one of the highest and most powerful drug lords?
El Chapo Guzman
Why do people leave the region (think about an economic issue)?
High poverty rates, limited job availability
What is the capital of Brasil?
Brasilia
What is the name of the teacher in charge of the ASPIRA program?
Ms. Coyoy
What are favelas?
Because they can control the government and the army through their influence such as with money or threatening others.
What have been some of the difficulties that immigrants present in North America?
-discrimination
-English
-government polices
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What is the name of the principal and the two assistant principals?
Waleszka Velez
Sabrina Joseph and Guido Gonzales
Brasil
Why are there still drug cartels in Latin America? Think about supply and demand
There are still drug cartels in Latin America because there is a huge demand for drugs in North America.
What can Latin American do to improve so more people decide to stay in Latino America?
-Money: instead of the government using that money for corruption, use it for: education, and vocational jobs.
-Try to improve the economy by leaving a one-crop economy and expanding to infrastructure, technology
What are the two capitals of Bolivia?
Sucre and La Paz
What are the names of the 5 math teachers?
Xu, Santos, Flores, Oparah, and Ree