Unit Two Test, let's go boys Flashcards
Describe Mexican Plateau
good soil and rainfall has attracted human settlement for years including Mexico City
What does Terrace farming do?
helps to prevent erosion and allows for farmers to use vertical climate zones to produce different crops at different levels
What is Cash Crop?
farm products grown to be sold or traded
What is Subsistence Farming?
self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families
How much percentage does the amazon river have when it comes to all the fresh water here in Earth?
Contains 20% of world’s fresh water and carries more water than any other river in the world Important transportation route from the Atlantic into Brazil’s interior
True or false
Too many countries used to rely on only one main resource which made them vulnerable to world price fluctuations or natural disasters that could wipe out a crop
TRUE
What is Deforestation?
Slash-and-burn farming—clearing land by cutting and burning vegetation— results in depleted soil that can be used for only a year or two. Farmers and ranchers then move on and clear more land
What are the 4 things Deforestation results?
Bad things
- Threatens the lifestyles of indigenous people
- Risks the extinction of many species of plants and animals that grow or live nowhere else
- Loss of key medicines and treatments for cancer and other diseases
- Provides oxygen (20% of world supply!) and absorbs carbon dioxide
What are the 4 Helpful things Deforestation results?
- Creation of National Forests (Brazil has set aside about 10 percent of its Amazon Rainforest for national forests or parks in which logging is banned)
- New methods of farming, mining, and logging
- Ecotourism - tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments, especially to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife
- Planting more trees (Reforestation)
What are the three things Maya does when it comes to Architecture?
- Architecture – built towering temples and elaborate palaces
- Created a writing system of hieroglyphics -Developed a 365-day calendar and set of numerals
For the Aztecs, who usually sacrificed? And why?
Usually sacrificed children or prisoners; meant to honor the gods; human hearts and blood strengthened the gods
What happened to the Aztecs?
Conquistador (soldier who conquered Native Americans in Latin America) Hernán Cortés took captive and killed Aztec ruler, Montezuma II
What happened to the Inca’s?
Civil war in the empire broke out
Francisco Pizarro, a European explorer, came in contact with the Incas and exposed them to smallpox; as a result, most of the Incas were killed
Impact of Colonization, what happened? And what changed in the New world? (US)
New plants, animals, and goods were shared across the Atlantic
-Forced Native Americans to work for them but millions died from overwork or disease
How many people got baptized when Catholic missionary groups traveled to Mexico?
Catholic missionary groups traveled to Mexico and baptized 5 million people
What did Priests do when people converted into Catholics?
Priests built towns and villages for people who they converted to Catholicis
TRUE OR FALSE
SUNDIE IS SO CUTE?
tru
What does it mean to be Mestizo?
Mestizo – a person with a mix of European and Native American ancestry
How did most countries gained independence ?
Most countries gained independence through violent means which disrupted economies and led to instability in the region
What is the primary language in most countries in the region?
Spanish
What religion are most people are in Latin American?
Roman Catholic
What is the official religion in Portugal and Spain?
Roman Catholic
What are the 4 problems due to rapid urbanization?
-Insufficient jobs or housing for many people -Natural disasters can wipe out entire communities -Unsanitary areas and the spread of disease
-Air pollution, and water pollution.
Peru is the top producer of what?
Making Cocaine.
Brazil has made self-sufficient for?
Oil reserves have made them self-sufficient (no need for foreign oil
What are Brazil protesting for?
Paying for 2014 World cup
Paying for 2016 Olympics
Massive Government corruption
In Uruguay what race form a higher proportion of poorest people?
African or mixed population form a higher proportion of its poorest people
What language does Suriname speak?
Dutch colony (Netherlands)
Problem Venezuela is happening?
Socialist economy has collapsed from poor government management; people are starving
Problem Ecuador dealing with?
Not benefiting equally from oil money (Spanish descent vs. mixed or indigenous people)
What does Wealthy mean in Bolivia ?
Wealthy – Spanish descent; control politic
What does Natives mean in Bolivia ?
Natives – subsistence farmers and miners
True or False
One of the world’s largest producers of coca (sometimes only source of income)
TRUE
