Test over Americas Review Flashcards
1st country undocumented immigrants
Mexico (48)
Problems of growing cities
Air pollution, shortage of drinkable water, unemployment and crime rate.
Place refusing to cooperate with national govt in enforcing immigration laws
Sancutary city
4th country undocumented immigrants
india (5)
tourism directed toward exotic and threatened environments, intended to support the wildlife.
Ecotourism
What major Latin American country does Tropic of Cancer run through?
Mexico
Push factors of rual areas
Poor medical care, poor schooling, low paying jobs.
What is the longest river in the Western Hemisphere?
The Amazon river
A transfer system of plants, animals, and diseases.
Columbian Exchange
What is the most common religion in South America
Roman Catholic
Removing someone from the U.S. for violating immigration laws
Deportation
Protection for refugees from another country
Asylum
2nd country undocumented immigrants
El Savador (7)
A Mexican factory run by another country that exports its goods to that company.
Maquiladoras
System that allows employers to ensure their workers are legally allowed to work in the U.S.
E-verify
Advantages of tourism in Latin America
Gives the area jobs, money, and business.
3rd country undocumented immigrants
Guetmala (7)
The latitude line of 23.5 north of the equator.
Tropic of Cancer
Legal basis for safety to someone fleeing danger
Granted for 6-18 months
Can legally work
Temporary protective status
Eligibility to immigrate is based on a scoring system
Includes education, wealth, connections to the country, job
Merit-based system
Examples of Globalization
Airplanes, trains, phones, books, religion, etc
The process of making a place more urbanized
Urbanization
Any place where goods can be shipped and manufactured.
Free trade zone
What does the Canadian healthcare include
Medicare, is funded by taxes. It covers all care deemed “medically necessary,” including hospital and doctor visits
what is an communism
property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
ID for a lawful permanent resident (not citizen) of the U.S.
Green card
Pull factors of big cities
High paying jobs, good educatiom, good medical care
what is an embargo
an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
What is NAFTA
The agreement to eliminate all tariff and non-tariff barriers of trade and investment between the United States, Canada and Mexico.
What is Globalization
Process that increase the exchange of national and cutrual resources across the world
What countries still have consumerism
China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam
What does the Canadian healthcare NOT include
does not provide prescription, dental, or vision coverage.
What is a South American country Tropic of Capricorn runs through?
Paraguay
The latitude line 23.5 south of the equator.
tropic of Capricorn
A crop that is produced for money
Cash crop
Which river forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico?
Rio Grande
5th country undocumented immigrants
Honduras (4)
What does NAFTA stand for
North America Free Trade Agreement
What is USMCA
A free trade agreement, a mutually beneficial win
Two main gangs in El Salvador
Mara and Barrio
the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people
Brain drain
Disadvantages of tourism in Latin AMerican
Air pollution, gap between rich tourist and poor residents. have to build more
What does USCMA stand for?
United States Canada Mexico Agreement
Legal forgiveness for entering a country illegally
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