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Chapter 11- Latin America Flashcards

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What are the two subregions of Latin America?

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Middle America and South America

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From what dead language do Latin American languages derive from?

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Latin

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What is the capital of Mexico?

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Mexico City

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What is the capital of Belize?

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Belmopan

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What is the capital of Costa Rica?

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San Jose

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What is the capital of El Salvador?

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San Salvador

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What is the capital of Guatemala?

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Guatemala City

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What is the capital of Honduras?

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Tegucigalpa

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What is the capital of Nicaragua?

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Managua

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What is the capital of Panama?

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Panama City

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What is the capital of the Bahamas?

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Nassau

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What is the capital of Cuba?

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Havana

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What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?

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Santo Domingo

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What is the capital of Haiti?

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Port-au-Prince

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What is the capital of Jamaica?

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Kingston

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What is the capital of Antigua & Barbuda

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St. John’s

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What is the capital of Barbados?

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Bridgetown

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What is the capital of Dominca?

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Roseau

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What is the capital of Grenada?

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St. George’s

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What is the capital of St. Kitts and Nevis?

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Basseterre

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What is the capital of St. Lucia?

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Castries

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What is the capital of St. Vincent and the Grendines?

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Kingstown

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What is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago?

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Port of Spain

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What cities contain the major populations?

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Tijuana, Juarez, Monterrey

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What does Sierra Madre mean?

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Mother Range

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Which desert covers large parts of the Northern Plateau?

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Chihuahuan Desert

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What is the biggest port in Mexico?

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Veracrúz

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What is the Grand Canyon of Mexico?

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Copper Canyon

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Which city on the eastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula is a major tourist destination?

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Cancún

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Which city contributes greatly to the $10 billion Mexican tourist industry?

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Acapulco

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What type of cactus is prominent in the Sonoran Desert?

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Saguaro

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Saguaro cacti are plentiful in which Mexican desert?

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Sonoran

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Which Mexican city beside San Diego is the most popular stop for American tourists?

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Tijuana

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Which plateau is bordered by two Sierra Madres?

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Mexican Plateau

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What is the altitude zone?

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What the Mexican named the different levels of altitude

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Name the three empires that conquered Mexico

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Toltec, Aztec, and the Spaniards

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What are vast ranches called?

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Haciendas

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What are peones?

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Poor Indian people

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What is the sudden, illegal overthrow of the government by a military officer or other government official?

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Coup

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What are people born in Spain called?

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Peninsulares

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What are Spaniards Osborn in colonies called?

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Criollos

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What are overtaxed, landless people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry called?

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Mestizos

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What are edjios?

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Land grants

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Who was elected by PAN to presidency in 2007?

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Vicente Fox

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What does Sierra Madre del Sur mean?

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The south mother range

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What is the poorest state in mexico?

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Chiapas

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What are caciques?

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Party bosses

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What us a plaza?

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Public square

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What is a narrow land bridge called?

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Isthmus

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