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Latin+America
EOC Latin America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Andes Mountains | are part of a chain of mountain ranges that run along the west and southern coasts of South America, are a barrier to movement into the interior . |
| Llanos | vast plains found in Colombia and Venezuela, which are grassy, treeless areas used for livestock grazing and farming. |
| Cerrado | savannas with flat terrain and moderate rainfall that make them suitable for farming. |
| Pampas | areas of grasslands and rich soil found in Argentina and Uruguay: produces cattle and wheat grain |
| Orinoco River | winds through the northern part of South America mainly in Venezuela |
| Amazon River | fed by over 1,000 tributaries, this river is the largest river in the world, located in Brazil |
| Parana River | travels through Paraguay and Argentina then turns into an estuary called the Rio de la Plata |
| Rain Forest | are dense forests made up of different species of trees, where the climate is hot and rainy year round |
| Slash-and-burn | cutting trees, brush, and grasses and burning the debris to clear the fields |
| Terraced farming | is an ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes |
| Push factors | are factors that "push" people to leave rural areas |
| Pull factors | are factors that "pull" people toward cities |
| Infrastructure | includes things as sewers, transportation, electricity, and housing. things needed in order for a city to function properly |
| Mestizo | population of people of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage |
| Maquiladoras | are factories in Mexico that assemble imported materials into finished products that are then exported, mostly to the US |
| NAFTA | (north american free trade agreement) has created a huge zone of cooperation on trade and economic issues, import tariffs on manufactured goods are being slowly reduced and eventually will disapoear |
| Cultural Hearth | is a place from which important ideas spread, a heartland or place of origin of a major culture |
| Informal Economy | jobs that take place outside official channels, without benefits or protection for workers |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | two european powers of Portugal and Spain reached an agreement to divide South America. Portugal got Brazil and Spain received the rest |
| Biodiversity | wide range of plant and animal species |
| Deforestation | cutting down and clearing away of trees in the rain forest |
| Global Warming | carbon dioxide building up in the atmosphere, which prevents heat from escaping into space, the temperature of the atmosphere begin to rise and change weather patterns |
| Debt-for-nature swap | paying off government debt in order to protect a certain portion of the rain forest |
| Oligarchy | government run by a few, usually have the military to back their power |
| Land Reform | the process of breaking up large landholdings and giving portions of the land to land-poor peasant farmers |
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