Latin America Flashcards

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What is the rivers effect on the terrain of Latin America

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Rainforrest area

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What is the elevations in mountain ranges effect on the terrain of Latin America ?

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Makes the terrain rough and vegitation more plentiful, more mountain ranges.

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What did the incas have to do to create a thriving civilization in the Andes

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They had to adapt to to their environments and use the resources they were given.
Used terraces

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If the Americas were during an El Niño period, both north and south are experiencing heavy rains what is Australia and Asia experiencing ?

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Drought

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What is the negative impact of mountain range river systems and landforms in Latin America

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Limit travel which is transportation and communication (most people live on the coast

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What causes the developing nations to stay where they are?

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Not a good education system

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What is the direct result of nafta

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It has increased manufacturing in certain places in Mexico.

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Because of the river and the rainforest and the mountains where are most cities located

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On the coast

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Why does Mexico not fit in with the u.s. And canada

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Because of the language barrier

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The Andes run from Vito to Sierra del fuego.

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Tiera del fuego is in the south as the amazon basin is in the north

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