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WG Latin America Flashcards

1
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plateau in middle Mexico

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Anahuac

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2
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megacity

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city with 10mil+ people

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3
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glyphs

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picture writing used by Mayans

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4
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*guacho

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cowboys/ranchers who lived and worked in Argentina and Uruguay

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5
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cordillera

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parallel mountain ranges

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6
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llanos

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grassland used for cattle ranching in Colombia and Venezuela

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7
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urban slum

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shantitown

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8
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peninsula home to Mayan Empire

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yucatan

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9
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mestizo

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mix or European and indigenous

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10
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first independent country in Middle America

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Haiti

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11
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Haiti and the Dominican Republic

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Hispaniola

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12
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syncretism

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blending of beliefs and practices

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13
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patois

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blending of languages

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14
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campesino

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rural farmer

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15
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countries that don’t border Brazil

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Chile and Ecuador

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16
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indigenous

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descendents of the 1st inhabitants

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17
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urbanization

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migration from countrysides to cities

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18
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primate city

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dominates economics, culture and political affairs

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19
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conquistador

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conquerers (mainly of the Maya, Aztecs)

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20
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viceroys

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royally appointed officials

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21
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murals

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wall paintings

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22
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mosaics

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stone glass tile designs

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23
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deforestation causes

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slash and burn farming, cattle ranching, building HWYs, building communities

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24
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slash and burn:

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traditional techniques that leaves soil fertile temporarily

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25
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slash and burn problems

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soil loses nutrients, and another portion of land is burned. and government supports it because agriculture produces lots of money

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26
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Rainforests

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in tropics. 80 in rain, 20% lost

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27
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Cattle problems

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govt supports it; beef exported globally. cows need lots of space

28
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Why a trans-Amazon HWY?

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populations centuries to grow. no route system to connect N, govt in need of jobs

29
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development

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developing

30
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explain development

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relies mainly on agriculture and is poor

31
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agricultural products

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mainly coffee, sugar, bananas, cattle, and soybeans

32
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minifundia

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  • small plot of land
  • farmed by a campesino
  • rarely own their own land (mainly rented)
  • subsistance
33
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latifundia

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  • large
  • owned by wealthy
  • mainly owned by corporations
  • highly mechanized
  • commercial cash crops
34
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reason for urbanization

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latifundias taking over minifundias

35
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urbanization repercussions

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  • getting more crowded
  • shantitowns
  • lots of maquiladora
36
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urban slum causes

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lack of skill and education

37
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maquiladora:

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japanese and US factories. polluting, low wages

38
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quipu

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series of knotted cord of different colors and lengths

39
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atacama

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desert. W of mtns in Chile

40
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Andes

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S. America mtn range in W

41
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Pampas

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plain on N border of Argentina

42
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Lake Titicaca

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highest navigable lake in the world located on an altiplano on the border of Peru and Bolivia

43
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Occidental

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West

44
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Oriental

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East (right R’s)

45
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3 regions of L America

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Middle, Caribbean, South

46
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Lake Maracaibo

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oil. largest in L. A. located in Venezuela

47
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Aztecs location

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Central Mexico

48
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Aztecs known for

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large monuments called chinanpas

49
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chinanpas

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floating islands on stilts

50
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Mayans location

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written language, math, astronomy

51
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impact of mountains

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isolated communities, verticle zonation, tierra templada is most densely populated

52
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Caribbean regions

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Greater, Lesser, Cuba

53
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PPU significance

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trade, hydroelectric power

54
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Rio de la Plata

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estuary

55
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creole

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mix or European and African descent

56
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densely populated in

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Anahuoc bc flat land and is urbanized and E. Coast bc of trade with Europe

57
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significance of Spain and Portugal

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brought languages, religion (Catholicism)

58
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Incas

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calendar, aquiduct, roads

59
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parts of verticle zonation

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tierra fria, templada, caliente

60
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fria crops

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wheat, beans, coffee, oats, potatoes

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templada crops

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cacao, corn, manioc, cotton

62
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caliente crops

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pineapples, sugarcane, rice, bananas, cacao

63
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fria elevation

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6,000-12,000 ft

64
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templada elevation

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2,500-6,000 ft

65
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Most densely populated vertical zone

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Tierra templada

65
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caliente elevation

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sea level to 2,500 ft

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