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?

Final Jeopardy Answer

Unitary