UNIT 4 LATIN AMERICA TEST REVIEW

What are the regions that make up Latin America? (1)

Define GPS: Global Positioning System, an accurate worldwide navigational and surveying facility based on the reception of signals from an array of orbiting satellites Satellite technology has improved communications, Global Positioning Systems, and Geographic Information Systems. (2)

Define GIS: Geographic information system, a system for storing and manipulating geographical information on computer

The Columbian Exchange The Columbian exchange brought new foods and products to Europe and the Americas The African influence is still evident today because the Columbian Exchange occurred among the countries of Africa, Latin America, North America, & Europe. (38)

Products from Africa (38)

The “Columbian Exchange”  Squash  Avocado  Peppers  Sweet Potatoes  Turkey  Pumpkin  Tobacco  Quinine  Cocoa  Pineapple  Cassava  POTATO  Peanut  TOMATO  Vanilla  MAIZE  Syphilis  Olive  COFFEE BEAN  Banana  Rice  Onion  Turnip  Honeybee  Barley  Grape  Peach  SUGAR CANE  Oats  Citrus Fruits  Pear  Wheat  HORSE  Cattle  Sheep  Pigs  Smallpox  Flu  Typhus  Measles  Malaria  Diptheria  Whooping Cough  Trinkets  Liquor  GUNS 38

In Latin America what are some ways people are modifying their environments? favelas Slash and burn highways Panama Canal cities (49)

The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, city sewers, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society. (50) What is Infrastructure?

Favelas: a settlement of poorly built shacks lying on the outskirts of a Brazilian city. Rural populations searching for better opportunities in cities most often find themselves in the favela slums. (51)

ancient technique used to grow crops on hillsides or mountain slopes: terraced farming an example of modifying the environment (52)

The economies of Central America and the Caribbean are primarily based on which of these two factors? Agriculture and tourism (53)

Manufacturing jobs Maquiladoras are factories along the U.S. Mexico border that manufacture goods for export. They also provide…. (54)

What is the feeling of many people in Mexico, regarding the United States interests in Mexico? Many people in Mexico feel that the United States is trying to control Mexico. (55)

Many people of Latin America have preserved and documented their culture by creating paintings and murals on buildings about everything from Mayan heritage to communist sympathies in Chile. (56)

Because of the extreme cold climate in the southern tip, and the location of rivers and waterways in the north the population distribution of Argentina is uneven. (57) Explain the population distribution of Argentina.

What major project of the United States has served as a center of urbanization, transportation, and economic activities in Central America? The Panama Canal project by the U.S. has served as a center of urbanization, transportation, and economic activities in Central America. 58)

Geography What is an example of Human-environment-Interaction? -Building the Panama Canal

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The “Columbian Exchange”  Squash  Avocado  Peppers  Sweet Potatoes  Turkey  Pumpkin  Tobacco  Quinine  Cocoa  Pineapple  Cassava  POTATO  Peanut  TOMATO  Vanilla  MAIZE  Syphilis  Olive  COFFEE BEAN  Banana  Rice  Onion  Turnip  Honeybee  Barley  Grape  Peach  SUGAR CANE  Oats  Citrus Fruits  Pear  Wheat  HORSE  Cattle  Sheep  Pigs  Smallpox  Flu  Typhus  Measles  Malaria  Diptheria  Whooping Cough  Trinkets  Liquor  GUNS

Geography What is an example of Human-environment-Interaction? -Building the Panama Canal

What is the largest river in the world? The Amazon River

Brazil, is the largest country in Latin America, and has a continuous population growth. (15)

What is one of the most destructive agricultural practices in the Latin Americas?

Some Latin American governments justify the destruction of the rain forests, by saying that Cattle raising, farming, and mining in the rain forest will help the economy. (18) Slash and burn is the most destructive agricultural practice in the rainforest?

What do the Regions of Latin America have in common? Culture Language roots History What are the main indigenous cultural groups in Latin Americas? -Aztecs -Mayas - Incas

Maquiladoras are a direct a result of NAFTA in Mexico: Are these factories located in a LDC country or MDC country? Are these factories owned by LDC countries or MDC countries? Maquiladoras PL0306C573664ECE46

Maquiladoras are a direct a result of NAFTA in Mexico: What were the affects of the Maquiladora factories along the border? -Increase in population and industry -Pollution -Increase in crime

What mountain range runs down the west coast of South America? -Andes What affects did this mountain range have on European settlers? -They were a natural barrier that hindered the Europeans from getting to the interior of South America sooner. What is a common resource that people from any region is dependent on? -Water