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Geo Ch 7/Mod 10 #2
Geo Ch 7/Mod 10 #2: Latin America/Caribbean
Question | Answer |
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_______ melt due to climate change is a _______ source for Latin America | Glacial; Freshwater |
Climate change is causing the sea-level to _____ in Latin America | Rise |
Climate change is causing variable ______ in Latin America causing floods and ______ | Rainfall; Droughts |
The western regions of Latin American are _______ active with ________ and Earthquakes | Seismically; Volcanos |
The Caribbean _______ is an earthquake hazard | Plate |
Temperature changes with increased elevation is known as _________ Zonation | Altitudinal |
The different zones due to elevation have distinct ecosystems which influence _________ practices | Agricultural |
1960s global attempt to increase food production and alleviate hunger/poverty was called the ______ | Green Revolution |
The Green Revolution led Latin America to open the _______ for agriculture | Amazon |
Increased agricultures production in the Amazon was at the expense of the ______ | Environment |
As populations continued to grow in Latin America resulted in ______ shortages | Food |
The Green Revolution increased food production with changes in agricultural techniques,_______ fertilizers and pesticides, hybrid plants and increased ________ | Chemical; Mechanization |
The condition where a country has a primate city 3 or 4 times larger than any other city is called: | Urban Primacy |
In Latin America, "______" means a higher social status and greater economic opportunities | Urban |
In Latin American there is rural to urban _______ and many people live in ______ settlements because they cannot afford rent | Migration; Squatter |
The squatter settlements in Latin America are on the ______ ring of cities, have little lands, and lack basic infrastructure and ________ | Outer; Sanitation |
Emigration rates from rural to urban areas in Latin America are _____ | High |
In the Caribbean the ______ Antilles are highly urbanized and dense | Great |
In the Caribbean the _____ Antilles and rimland are more rural and less dense | Lesser |
In the Caribbean, fertility rates have _____ and their is a longer life expectancy excepts for in _______ | Declined; Haiti |
The Caribbean HIV/AIDS rates are _____ higher than North America | 3 |
The Caribbean has one of the_______ negative net migration rate (people leaving) in the world due to lack of _______ activity | Highest; Economic |
Indigenous populations in the Caribbean were decimated by colonialism (90-95%) through _____, _____, displacement, and war | Slavery; Disease |
As native inhabitants were decimated in the Caribbean, ______ were forced to leave their homes and were sent to "________" America to meet labor demands | Africans; Plantation |