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Unit 3 Latin America
Chapter 10-13
Pages 220-285
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Vocabulary
1. Plateau 2. Irrigation3. Hacienda4. Land Redistribution5. Latifundio6. Migrant Worker7. Estuary8. Maquiladoras9. Gasohol10. Mulattoes
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Population Distribution
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Cultural Aspects of Latin America
• Mix of peoples from Asia, Africa, and Europe• A site of civilizations and empires• Greatest cultural contribution:
• Largest number of Native American groups inthe world.
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Conquest
Spanish - first to colonizethe region– Initial pursuit of silver and golddeveloped into a more diversifiedEconomy
Portuguese colonization -Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)– The Treaty was meant to divide theworld between the Spanish andthe Portuguese–Never recognized by the British,
Dutch or French
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New Spain - Mexico
• Aztec decline
• 4 Social Classes emerged– Hacienda
• 1810 – Began revolution
• Democracy?
• Indian Life
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Mexico’s Industry
• Petroleum extraction
• Tourism– “Smokeless industry”
• Maquiladoras
Chapter 11
Central America & Caribbean
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Central AmericaPeople•Indians•Mestizos•Africans•Europeans
Conflicts•Land•Wealthy•Unstable governments
Agriculture and FishingAgriculture and Fishing
The Panama CanalThe Panama Canal
Going Through the Panama Going Through the Panama CanalCanal
Caribbean Islands
Island groups
• Greater Antilles
• Lesser Antilles
• Bahamas
People
• African
• European
Economy
• Agriculture
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Banana PlantationBanana Plantation
Harvesting Sugar CaneHarvesting Sugar Cane
Growing CoffeeGrowing Coffee
Rubber IndustryRubber Industry
Brazil
Chapter 12
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Regions
Landforms
• Plains & Plateaus
Regions
• Northeast
• Southeast
• Brazilian Highlands
• Amazon Basin24
Brazilian HighlandsBrazilian Highlands
Sao Paolo, BrazilSao Paolo, Brazil
Overcrowding in Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, BrazilSao Paolo, Brazil
Amazon Rain ForestAmazon Rain Forest
Amazon Rain ForestAmazon Rain Forest
On the Ground Floor On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forestof the Rain Forest
Three-Tiered VegetationThree-Tiered Vegetation
Three-Tiered CanopyThree-Tiered Canopy
Native Indians of the AmazonNative Indians of the Amazon
Jungle FaunaJungle Fauna
Minerals of the Amazon Minerals of the Amazon RegionRegion
DiamondsDiamonds
AmethystAmethyst
QuartzQuartz
BauxiteBauxite
Deforestation in the Deforestation in the AmazonAmazon
Original Forest Cover
Future Forest Cover
Current Forest Cover
Eco-TourismEco-Tourism
Brazil’s Economy
Challenges
• Favelas – Poor
• Plantations – Wealthy redistribution
Growth
• Gasohol
• Service industry39
South America
Chapter 13
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Northern Tropics• Guianas – Human Characteristics
– Differ because of colonization– Economic Activities
• Venezuela– Completely contrasts the Guianas– Use oil wealth to launch poverty programs– Climate based on altitudinal zonation
• Pg. 270
– Oil!! • Could be Western Hem. Biggest oil & gas producer
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• Columbia– Most people live between Cordilleras– Coffee – Problem?– Drug trade
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Andean Countries
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile
Physical Geography• Mountain stretches 5,500 miles from
Caribbean Sea to southern tip of South America
• Divide countries into coastal plain, highlands and forest regions
Human Geography
Jobs these people might hold
1. An Ecuadorian mestizo living on the coastal plain
2. A descendant of a European family in Ecuador
3. A Peruvian family living in the mountains
Southern Grassland Countries
Economy depends on one single product!
Paraguay – Democratic since 1993
Uruguay – 85% of land devoted to primary economic activity
Argentina – 88% of people live in cities. Democratic since 1983