Latin America Flashcards
Panama Canal
More money to Panama due to expansion
Expanded to fit larger ships
Allows ships to save time
Causes of deforestation in the amazon
Agriculture (Cattle)
crops
Commercial logging
chop down small area and burn tree trunks and spread the ashes because they provide nutrients. A few years later the farmer will leave because all the nutrients in the soil have washed away.
slash and burn agriculture
Patches of deforestation along roads
Fish bone deforestation
Effects of Deforestation on the Global Carbon Cycle
More carbon released in the air because trees are cut down
creates an unbalanced cycle
More greenhouse gasses in the environment
Effects of Deforestation on the Hydrologic Cycle
Reduces evaporative cooling that takes place in both the soil and plant life
BRIC countries
Brazil, Russia, India, China
Have a lot of natural resources so they can rule the world economically
Embargo
an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
