Post on 04-Jan-2016
Latin America Review
Geography Early Civs & trade
Liberators Gov & Econ ETC.
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Final Jeopardy
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What mountain ranges lie onboth the eastern and western sides ofMexico?
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Sierra Madre Mountains
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Name the sea that borders the northern coast of Columbia & Venezuela?
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The Caribbean Sea
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This Desert is located between the coast of Chile and the Andes Mtns.
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Atacama Desert
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This is the second-longest river in the world,it flows about 3,900 miles from northern Peru across northern Brazil to a wide delta on the Atlantic Ocean
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The Amazon River
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The Amazon River basin is the largest remaining rainforest on earth. This national treasure is located in
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Brazil
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This Spanish conquistador conqueredThe Aztecs using advancedWeapons such as guns & cannons,horses and diseases
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Cortez
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This Spanish conquistador conquered The Incas by capturing their leader, Atahualpa
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Pizarro
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This was the exchange of crops, precious metals, livestock, culture and diseasesbetween Europe and its colonies in the Americas.
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The Columbian Exchange
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The Aztecs were an advancedCivilization. One of their manyaccomplishments were floating gardensCalled…
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Chinampas
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Africans were preferred as laborers because they were more _________________to European diseases than Native Americans were.
a.Unprotectedb.Resistantc.Susceptible
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B. Resistant
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This “Liberatador” fought against Spain andHelped free S. America. He 1st freed Venezuela then more S. Amer. Nations. He even had a country namedAfter him (hint, hint)
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Simon Bolivar
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This liberator was a Catholic priest Born and lived in Mexico. In 1810 he led A revolt for freedom from Spain. He wasSupported by villagers in Mexico who Continued to fight long after he was Executed.
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Miguel Hidalgo
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This liberator led a guerilla army againstThe French for Haiti’s independence.He was an educated, former slave who Ruled Haiti after defeating the French.
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Toussaint L'Ouverture
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The two primary languages spoken today in Latin America are a result of being colonized byWhich two European countries?
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Spain and Portugal
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This group of indigenous people & farmersIn Mexico protested for improved rights and living conditions (in 1994).
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Zapatistas
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Which of the following terms BEST describes Cuba’s form of government today? a. democracyb. oligarchyc. dictatorship
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C. Dictatorship
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TRUE or FALSE: Mexico’s leader is a prime minister. If false, provide the correct ans.
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False, Mexico’s head of stateis called a president
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Which BEST describes the kind of government that Brazil has?
A. leadership monarchy B. Federal republic
C. constitutional monarchy
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B. Federal Republic
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This agreement opened up additional markets and made trade easier between Canada, MexicoAnd the United States.
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N.A.F.T.A.
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NAFTA eliminated _____________To make trade easier between Mexico, USA, and Canada.
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Tariffs
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True or False? The higher the literacy Rate of a country, the better the standardOf living.If false, make it true
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True
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This is Mexico City’s biggest environmentalProblem, caused by the city being surroundedBy mountains, set low in a “bowl” andBecause of traffic and factory emissions…
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Air Pollution
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The Amazon Rain Forrest is slowly shrinkingIn size due to this environmental problem…
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Deforestation/Clear-cutting
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What 3 ethnic groups/nations makeLatin America so diverse today?
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Indigenous/Native Americans,Europeans and Africans
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This person defeated Batista and established a communist government in Cuba. He ruled from 1959 until his brother Took over in 2008.
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Fidel Castro
Final Jeopardy
This is where a central government has all the power to make laws and decisions for the people. This is how power is distributed and laws are made in which form of government?
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Unitary