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Chapter 4: Latin America
Natalia Dávila Lorena Elizondo
Diana MartínezAndrés López
From Mexico to Argentina. Indian
African Slaves New
settlers
Economy, Population & Megacities.
1960’s primary goods.
NAFTACAFTA
Brazil 525 millionMexico 108 million.
Sao Paulo.Mexico City.Buenos Aires.Rio de Janeiro.
Environmental Geography
Atlantic Coastal forestsPacific Forests
Air Pollution
Water Resources
Sinking Land
Western Mountains & River Basins
Plata Basin
3 Rivers:
ParanáParaguayUruguay
Climate
Most talked-aboutweather phenomenonin the world.El Niño
Desert
Tropical
Population and Settlement: The Dominance of Cities
Concentration of People in Cities
El SalvadorMexico CitySao PauloUruguay
Rural-to-Urban Migration
1950’sMajority in cities
130 million people don’t
Patterns of Cultural Coherence and Diversity: Repopulating a Continent
The Decline of Native Populations.
- The Demographic Toll
- Indian Survival
Patterns of Ethnicity and Culture.
- Languages: - Blended Religions:
SpanishPortuguese
Catholic
Geopolitical Framework:
Redrawing the Map
Iberian Conquest and Territorial Division
- Treaty ofTordesillas
- Christopher Columbus
- Revolution and Independence
- Persistent Border Conflicts
Regional Organizations- Insurgencies and Drug Trafficking
-TradeBlocks
Industrializationindustrialized areas tend to be around the capitals
Agriculture
using machinery, hybrid crops, chemicalfertilizers, and pesticides
Mining
mining has become more mechanized and less labor intensive
Neoliberalism as Globalization
a sure path to economic development
Dollarization
Social improvements
Racial discriminationStatus of women
Population Indicators
Development Indicators
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