Stuff that makes Latin American countries unique Flashcards
Mexico
This nations capital is very polluted because the mountains hold it in
Mexico
This nations cities revolve around big plazas
Mexico
In this nation many foreign companies have built maquiladoras, these are a place where the parts are from other places but they where build it there
Guatemala
During the late 1990’s this nation had a civil war for control of land
Costa Rica
There has not been a war in this nation since the early 1800’s
Panama
This nation has a very large canal so that ships don’t have to go all the way around Central America
Cuba
This nation has had the same leader for the past fifty years
Haiti
This nations income is mostly from remittances
Puerto Rica
This nation is a common wealth of the US
Brazil
This county has the largest population in South America
Brazil
This country mostly uses sugarcane instead of gasoline
Argentina
In this county, 85% of people living there are European decent
Argentina
This nation is in dept to foreign banks because they borrowed a lot of money, but they did not pay it back
Venezuela
This county is one of the leaders in the world for gas and oil
Venezuela
This county’s old president promised to use oil and gas to make this county rich