The least of the least (Latin America) Flashcards
Latin America is made of … - … - … - …
South America
Middle America
Central America
West Indies
Middle America is the geograpgical name to designate …
Mexico
Most countries in Latin America are … speaking countries
Spanish
The only exception is … where … is the dominant language
Brazil
Portuguese
The … are composed of the four largest Carribbean islands : … - … - … - …
Greater Antilles
Cuba
Hispaniola
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
The … are the smaller islands in the form of an …
Lesser Antilles
Arc
… great Native Empires ruled over certain parts of Latin America in the past
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The … lived mostly in … - … - …
Mayans
Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
Guatemala
Belize
The … ruled in … in and all around the … area
Mexico
Mexico City
… was already an important city at that time and named … by the …
Mexico City
Tenochtitlan
Aztecs
The … lived mostly in the … area between the … and the …
Incas
Andes
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
One of their well-know archeological sites is the … in …
Machu Picchu
Peru
… a Portuguese speaking country of … M people, is … and … the most … State of South America
Brazil
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culturally
economically
influential
… is about half the size and has half the population of South America
Brazil
The world’s largest river is the … and it flows in the …
Amazon
north of Brazil
The annual averge flow of the river at its mouth is …
210 000 m3/s
This is … times more than the 2nd biggest, the … in …
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Congo River
Africa
The … is about the size of … or …
Amazon Bassin
Australia
continental USA
… represents over half of the planet’s remaining … and it comprises the largest and most species-rich tract
Amazonia
rainforests
One in ten known species in the world live in the …
Amazon Rainforest
The … and … is an ecological issue of prime importance
devlopement of Amazonia
destruction of the tropical forest
Over the past 40 years, close to … % of the rainforest has been cut down
20%
Another … % should be cleared over the next … years
20%
20 years
The … Desert is the … desert on earth being on the rain shadow side of the …
Atacama
driest
Andes
