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Unit 3: Central and South America Flashcards

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Belize

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Belmopan
Dense tropical forests
Formerly British Honduras

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Guatemala

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Guatemala City
Coffee is the leading export crop
80% of the land is owned by 3% of the people

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Honduras

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Tegucigalpa
Bananas and sugarcane plantations along the north coast
90% of the people are mestizos

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El Salvador

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San Salvador
Small country, densely settled
Political unrest and violence

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Nicaragua

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Managua
Mineral wealth in central highlands
Free elections in 1990 defeated the Sandinistas

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Costa Rica

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San Jose
Highest standard of living in Central America
Large middle class, stable government

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Panama

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Panama City
International flavor-Panama Canal
More traditional away from the canal

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Central America: mostly a \_\_\_\_ or \_\_\_\_\_\_ culture
\_\_\_\_\_ farming
Interior \_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ climate
GDP's under \_\_\_\_\_\_
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Hispanic, mestizo
Plantation
Mountains
Humid tropical
$10,000
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Cuba

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Havana

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Fidel Castro

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Former communist leader of Cuba

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Cuba has _____ Bay

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Guantanamo

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Countries on the island of Hispaniola

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Haiti and Dominican Republic

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Haiti

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Port-au-Prince

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Four Haiti facts

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Poorest countries in the Americas
People practice voodoo
Originally French
Major earthquake in 2010

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Dominican Republic

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Santo Domingo

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Dominican Republic was the first ____ in the Western Hemisphere
Originally _____

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Permanent European settlement

Spanish

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Puerto Rico

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San Juan

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Puerto Rico facts

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US commonwealth

Has a tropical rainforest

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Jamaica

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Kingston

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Jamaica facts

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British background

Big on tourism

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Islands shared by US and UK

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Virgin Islands

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The islands or Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao are called the____

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Netherlands Antilles

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Bahamas

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Nassau

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Industries of Bahamas

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Tourism and banking

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Brazil

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Brasilia (Portuguese)

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Uruguay

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Montevideo

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Argentina

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Buenos Aires

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Paraguay

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Asuncion

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Bolivia

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La Paz

Sucre

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Peru

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Lima

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Colombia

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Bogota

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Venezuela

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Caracas

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Guyana

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Georgetown (English)

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Suriname

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Paramaribo (Dutch)

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French Guiana

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Cayenne (French)

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Chile

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Santiago

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Ecuador

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Quito

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Andes mountains

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Run along the west side of South America

Highest peak is Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina

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Atacama Desert

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Located in northern Chile

Driest desert in the world

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Islands west of Ecuador

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Galapagos

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British islands, mostly penguins

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Falkland Islands

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Island by French Guiana

Former prison

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Devil’s Island

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Amazon River

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Largest in the world
West to east, mostly in Brazil
Huge rainforest

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Parana River

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In Brazil and Argentina

Iguazu Falls

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Estuary

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Opening or mouth of a river that is deep enough for shipping

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Orinoco River

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Mostly in Venezuela

Angel Falls-highest in the world

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Southern tip of SA

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Cape Horn

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Southern tip island and body of water

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Tierra del Fuego

Strait of Magellan

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Most SA countries gained independence in _____

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Early 1800’s

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Political hero of SA

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Simon Bolivar

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Resources in SA

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Copper, tin, oil in Venezuela, sugarcane, and coffee

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OPEC

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

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Indigo

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Plant used to make a blue dye

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Llama, alpaca, and vicuña

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Animals that graze in the Andes

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Favelas

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Slum areas in the major cities of Brazil

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Pampas

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Grassy plains of Argentina, support big cattle ranches

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Gauchos

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The cowboys of Argentina

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São Paulo

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City in Brazil, largest city in the southern hemisphere

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Rio de Janeiro

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Former capital of Brazil, a major port, beaches are very popular with tourists

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Lake Maracaibo

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Oil-rich lake in western Venezuela

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Climate in northern SA

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Tropical in the lowlands

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Climate in central SA

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Subtropical and maritime

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Climate in southern SA

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Steppe- closer to Antarctica

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Native Indian people

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Incas

Now called Quechua

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Major sport

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Soccer

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