1. Economic Geography of Latin America

2. Positives of Tourism
Jobs
Informal Economy – unofficial jobs

3. Negatives of Tourism
Environmental Problems? Loss of culture? Where does most of the money go?

4. NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement USA/Canada/Mexico
Goods move between the three countries with no/low trade tariffs (taxes)

5. Maquiladoras
Foreign owned factories in Mexico that make goods for export
Maquiladoras offer cheap labor
Usually owned by US companies

6. Informal economy
Low income tertiary activities that are cash transactions and not reported to government

7. Slash-and-burn farming
Cut down rain forest to make crop land
Land only productive for 3-5 years

8. Farming regions: Sugar Cane
Coastal areas and Caribbean islands

9. Farming regions: Bananas
Central American coastal areas
Guatemala

10. Farming regions: Coffee
Lower mountain regions of Central and South America

11. Distribution of Oil
Largest developed oil reserves are in Mexico and Venezuela