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Burcky Geo1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a conquistador? | It is name for a Spanish explorers who claimed land in the Americas for Spain |
| What is a cultural convergence? | It is a contact and interaction of one culture with another |
| What is a caudillo? | a Latin American military dictator |
| What Latin American territories are still owned by France? | French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe |
| What were the first cultures found in the Americas? | Native American, European and African traditions |
| What changes did Europeans bring when they conquered the Americas? | A colonial class structure, with Europeans on the top. |
| What issues did the new Latin American nations face after earning independence from their European founders? | Colonial class structures remained; economies were dependant upon Europe, if their cash crops failed the economy would collapse. |
| What reforms did Latin Americans work for during the 20th century? | Democratic, human rights and economic reforms |
| How did the Latin American economy change in the 20th century? | Eliminated single cash crops, reduced dependence on foreign owned businesses, promoted modern technology |
| What is pampas? | a grasslands region in Argentina and Uruguay |
| What is cay? | a small low island or coral reef |
| What is coral? | rocklike skeletons of tiny sea animals |
| Where would you expect to find tectonic plate boundaries in Latin America? | Andes |
| What is a tropical Storm | a storm with winds of at least 39 miles per hour |
| What is a hurricane? | a destructive tropical storm that forms over the Atlantic Ocean, usually in the late summer and the early fall, with winds at least 74 miles per hour |
| What is the difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm? | Hurricane winds are a lot stronger. A hurricanes winds are 34 miles per hour faster |
| What is an El Niño? | a warm ocean current off South Americas northwestern coast that influences global weather patterns |
| Name two cities in Latin America that lie in a tropical wet climate region. | Lima and Manaus |
| What are Lima and Manaus? | They are two cities in Latin America that lie in a tropical wet climate region. |
| What is a canopy? | the upper most layer of a forest where tree branches meet |
| What ecosystem is most widespread in Paraguay? | Tropical grassland |
| How might an ecosystem affect economic activities in a country? | If the grain you are growing fails, then the cattle you are trying to feed will starve. If the cattle starve you cant sell them and you will go broke. |
| How do the pampas of South America differ from the desert lands of Mexico? | South America they raise livestock and in the Mexican desert it is dry conditions due to unpredictable rainfall |
| What is a mestizo? | a person of mixed European and Native American heritage |
| What is a mulatto? | a person of mixed African and European ancestor |
| What is the difference between a mulatto and a mestizo? | They both have European heritage, but a mestizo has African in them and a mestizo has Native American heritage in them. |
| What are the four largest cities in Latin America? | Sao Paulo, Rio de Janerio, Buenos Aires and Bogota |
| Sao Paulo, Rio de Janerio, Buenos Aires and Bogota have in common? | They are the the four largest cities in Latin America |
| What effect might agricultural expansion have on the rain forests? | The soil and it’s nutrients are washed away when it rains the vegetation is cleared. |
| What is a market economy? | a economic system in which decisions about production, price, and other economic factors are determined by the law of supply and demand |
| What is a GDP per capita mean? | the total value of goods and services produced within a country in a year, divided by the countries whole population |
| What is a command economy | It is an economic system that is that is controlled by a single central government |
| What is a traditional economy | It is an economic system in which families produced goods and services for their own use, with little surplus and exchange of goods; also known as a substance economy |
| What are the 3 types of economy's? | Traditional, command and market. |
| What does French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe have in common? | They are the 3 Latin American territories are still owned by France |
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