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Unit 3 Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The first people to arrive in Mexico were the . | Native Americans |
| The Spaniards conquered the area in the . | 1500's |
| The Olmecs built their civilization around . | 1200 B.C. |
| The were the first to grow Maize. | Olmecs |
| The Olmecs disappeared . | 400 B.C. |
| The developed the 365 day calender. | Maya |
| In 1519 a spanish army led by landed on Mexico's Gulf Coast. | Hernan Cortes |
| Many Native Americans died from mistreatment and diseases from the . | Spanish |
| About of Mexico's people are Roman Cstholic. | 90% |
| In 1810 led an army of peasants in revolt and was executed because of this. | Miguel Hidalgo |
| Mexico won independence from Spain in . | 1821 |
| won independencce from Mexico and joined the U.S. | Texas |
| Mexico lost what three U.S. states. | California, Utah, and Nevada. |
| helped the poor in Mexico. | Emiliano Zapata |
| Central America is an . | Isthmus |
| There are countries in Central America. | 7 |
| Central America site on the earth's crusts where the plates meet which produces and . | Volcanoes and earthquakes |
| The Central Highlands are a chain of . | Volcanic mountains that are difficult to cross and keep many people isolated from each other. |
| Central America has a except for in the mountains. | tropical climate |
| Central America's economy depends on and . | Farming and harvesting wood from the rainforest. |
| and own plantations. | wealthy people and companies |
| and ruins of past empires are found in the rain forest. | Valuable resources and Ancient ruins of past empire |
| Costa Rica has set aside of the rainforest as national parks. | 1/4 |
| The rain forest have . | Expensive wood, unusual animals, and plantations used for new medicines. |
| The U.S. built the . | Panama Canal |
| The U.S owned the Panama Canal for more than 80 years untill Panama gained it in . | December of 1999 |
| The were the first civilization in Central America followed by the Maya. | Olmecs |
| forced Native Americans to work on plantations for over 300 years. | Spain |
| The established settlements in Central America. | Spanish |
| is the least populated country. | Belize |
| Belize speaks only . | English |
| The islands of the caribbean are known as the . | west indies |
| Large islands of the Caribbean are called the . | greater antilles |
| The small islands of the Caribbean are called | lesser antilles |
| Breeze of the keep temperatures in the Caribbean pleasant. | Caribbean Sea |
| is the world's top producer of sugar. | Cuba |
| The developed the first settlement in the Western Hemisphere. | Spaniards |
| The cover half of the country the then drop into the ocean, this drop is called the . | Brazilian Highlands, Great Escarpment |
| Cities in Brazil are surrounded by . | favelas,slum areas |
| Deforestation from . | Mining, logging, and farming. |
| has the largest population of all of Latin America. | Brazil |
| Brazil's culture is largely . | Portuguese |
| was the first and largest group to colonize in Brazil. | Portugal |
| In the capital of Brazil moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brazilia to ease overwhelming. | 1960 |
| is held yearly in Rio de Janeiro | Carnival |
| Carnival is held in . | Rio de Janeiro |
| has more coal than any other country in the South American Nation. | Colombia |
| is a major cash crop in Colombia. | Coffee |
| Since the 1960's have been a force in Colombia. | drug dealers |
| Lake Titicaca is on border. | Peru's |
| is the highest navigable lake in the world. | Lake Titicaca |
| are Peru's main food crop. | Potatoes |
| In the 1400's, Native Americans called lived on the area that is now , it was a powerful civilization. | Inca, Peru |
| is the ancient language of the Inca. | Quechua |
| has the largest Native American populations in the Western Hemisphere. | Peru |
| is the most populated city in Ecuador. | Guayaquil |
| is Ecuador's section of Quinto is a world cultured heritage site. | Old Town |
| and are raised for wood and carrying goods. | alpacas and llamas |
| Over of Bolivia is a mile or more high. | 1/3 |
| is the highest capital city in the world. | La Paz |
| About of the land in Chile is mountainous. | 80% |
| The is one of the driest places on earth. | Atacama Desert |
| is one of the world's leading producer of copper. | Chile |
| South and east of the Andes is , which is a dry, wind swept plateau. | Patagonia |
| Argentina's economy relies on and . | Ranching and farming |
| Uruguay's economy relies on . | Raising sheep and cattle |
| The western part of Paraguay is a great forest area known as the . | Gran Chao |
| is a Native American group in Paraguay. | Guarani-a |
| Most people in Paraguay speak . | Guarani |
| Venezuela's most important river is the . | Orinoco |
| Venezuela's government owns the . | Oil industry |
| On the 1800's and 1900's Venezuela was ruled by . | Caudillo's |
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