Latin America

Question 1

create temperate or mild climates throughout southern Mexico. Elevation keeps highlands at a comfortable temperature.

Answer 1

Vertical climate zones

Question 2

Mayan city featuring this famous pyramid – is one of the 7 wonders of the world.

Answer 2

Chichen Itza

Question 3

American companies have built manufacturing plants in Mexico. Many of them are close to the US border for better access to the products they make.

Answer 3

maquiladoras

Question 4

Most industrial employment. A business that operates out of a person’s home.

Answer 4

cottage industry

Question 5

where forests are leveled and burned, the ash creating fertile soil for a few years of agricultural use.

Answer 5

slash-and-burn agriculture

Question 6

given time, rainforests would regrow on their own. planting young trees or seeds on stripped land, can help.

Answer 6

Reforestation

Question 6

economic growth that does not deplete natural resources of a given area.

Answer 6

sustainable development

Question 7

These contrasting conditions are evidence of the difference between the quality of life enjoyed by the rich and the poor.

Answer 7

income gap

Question 8

slums in the outskirts and hills where the poor construct shanties of salvaged materials.

Answer 8

favelas

Question 9

the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries - as people are moving to North America and Europe seeking a better life.

Answer 9

brain drain