Ch.9,10,11 Flashcards

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1
Q

Where are the Sierra madres located

A

Mexico

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2
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Where are the Andes located

A

South America

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3
Q

What mountains did the Incas live in

A

The Andes

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4
Q

Define Andes

A

A barrier for the interior

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5
Q

Llanos

A

Trees less grassy plain

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6
Q

Cerrado

A

A tropical savanna

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7
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Pampas

A

Treeless plain

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8
Q

Why are countries less reliant on river systems the South America

A

Because South America use them for trade with interior people

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9
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Amazon river

A

River that goes through South America

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10
Q

Two Latin America’s climate

A

Hot and humid, and dry

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11
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Rain forest

A

Dense forest mad of different trees

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12
Q

Define Spanish conquest

A

When Spanish conquered the Aztecs

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13
Q

What was tenochtitlan

A

A Aztec city and empire

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14
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Mestizo

A

Someone if mixed race

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15
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Maquiladoras

A

Factories that assembled imported materials into finished finished products

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16
Q

Why is the Panama Canal important

A

It lets ships cut through from Atlantic to pacific

17
Q

What was the treaty of tordsillas

A

To divide South America between Portugal and Spain

18
Q

What three influences have shaped the culture of Brazil

A

African slaves, Spanish settlers, ingenious people

19
Q

What is the primary language and religion in Brazil

A

Portuguese, Roman Catholic

20
Q

Carnival

A

Feast day, rides and floats through the streets

21
Q

Samba

A

Brazilian dance with some African influence

22
Q

Capoeira

A

A African martial arts disguised as a dance

23
Q

Flavellas

A

Poor slums

24
Q

Biodiversity

A

Wide range of plants and animals

25
Q

Why is what happens in Brazil so important to the future of rain forest

A

They will either thrive or fall

26
Q

What is deforestation

A

The cutting down and clearing of trees

27
Q

What is debt for nature swap

A

Governments being paid to preserve land

28
Q

Oligarchy

A

Non democratic government

29
Q

Junta

A

Government run by generals

30
Q

Caudillo

A

A military dictator

31
Q

Land reform

A

Spread wealth more fairly

32
Q

Why do economic doors seem shut to the poor

A

Because they have few marketable skills

33
Q

Why should the wealthy help the poor

A

So there’s less poor people

34
Q

What role does education play in narrowing the income gap

A

By teaching people skills that will help them