Latin America ESPN
Latin America Economics Social Land Use Resources Farming, Ranching, Herding, Forestry Resources Gold, silver, Copper, Iron Oil, Natural Gas Key exports-sugarcane, bananas, oranges, mangoes, coffee NAFTA-Mexico Language Spanish Portuguese French Population-apprx. 562 M Mixed Culture Mestizo- European/Americn Indian Mulatto-European/African
Latin America Political Natural Environment Colonialism Independence Spanish conquest in 16th century Independence Oligarchy-ruled by few Caudillo-military dictator Democracy struggles due to lack of political, economic and land reforms Spans the Western, Northern and Southern Hemisphere Rainforest-Amazon Savana-Brazil, Columbia, Argentina SemiArid-Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina Desert-N.Chile, Argentina, N. Mexico, Peru Highlands-Mountains of Mexico and South America