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Unit 3 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cordillheras | Parallel mountain ranges |
| Latin America is compromised of what areas? | South America |
| What determines the 5 vertical climate zones in the highlands of Latin America? | Elevation |
| Shifting winds and the cold Peru ocean current have combined to make what major landform | Atacama Desert |
| What are the pampas | Grasslands |
| What is an estuary | Place where an ocean tide meets a river current |
| Where is the Mato Grosso Plateau located? | Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru |
| What natural resource is located in the area surrounding Lake Maracaibo in Veneszuela? | Oil |
| What is the western hemisphere's longest river? | Amazon River |
| Many Caribbean islands are actually _____ peaks | volcanic |
| Major deposits of oil and natural gas are located along the gulf of Mexico and the _____ sea | Caribbean |
| Whats an escarpment? | Steep slope where land plunges downward |
| What causes Latin Americas rugged landscape? | Its location along the Ring of Fire |
| What is an altiplano? | High Plain |
| What is the 2nd largest river system in Latin America? | Parana, Paraguay and Uruguay |
| Why are latin Americas natural rescources unevenly distributed? | Diverse landforms |
| Venezuela's #1 mineral? | Gold |
| What landforms presents obstacles to inland development in Brazil? | Escarpments |
| Which vertical climate zone is the most densely populated? | Tierra templada |
| What is the blending of beliefs and practices from dif religions called? | Syncretism |
| When did the Maya dominate S. Mexico and Northern Central America | A.D. 250 to A.D. 900 |
| Who was Diego Rivera | Mexican painter |
| What are picture writings carved in stone called? | Glyphs |
| Why did Africans first come to the Caribbean? | They were enslaved workers brought by Europeans- |
| _______ | the Aztec capital, was located on what is today Mexico |
| ________ attracted Spanish settlers to Hispaniola | gold |
| Because Cuba is communist, people must purchase homes from | the government |
| What 2 Caribbean countries have the most followers of Voodoo | Haiti and Dominican Republican |
| What are Compadres | grandparents |
| The Mayan economy was based on ____ and ___. | agriculture and trade |
| Which Carribean islands have political links to the US? | Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands |
| Where are panpipes originally from? | The Andean region of Columbia |
| What are megacities? | Where growing cities have absorbed surrounding cities and suburbs |
| True or false. Both the Aztec and the Incas established empires in the 1300s and 1400s. | True |
| Because rescheduled loans raised the total interest on debt, foreign debt for some Latin American countries has increased/decreased | Increased |
| How quickly does slash and burning farmland lose its fertility? | within 1 or 2 years |
| True or false.. Skilled workforce and efficient transportation are essential for Latin American countries to work toward greater manufacturing and technology use | True |
| Which area of Latin America benefits the most from tourism? | The carribean |
| Why is Latin America vulnerable to natural disaster? | Due to its physical geography |
| What does NAFTA regulate | goods, services, people |
| Why does the Mexican Govt like NAFTA | NAFTA has helped Mexico to boost exports and increase international investment. |
| What 2 countries are the worlds leading producers of sugarcane | Brazil and Cuba |
| Bananas, sugarcane and coffee are examples of Latin Am agriculture imports or exports | exports |
| What are campesinos | rural farmers and workers |
| roads in Latin America are built over what geographical feature | rugged mountains |
| describe Latin American shantytowns | located on dangerous slopes, wetlands and can be destroyed by floods or mudslides |
| What countries are included in CAFTA | Costa Rica, El Salvador, GUatemala, HOnduras, US |
| deforestation in the Amazon | logging, ranching and farming |
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