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Unit 7 Latin America Test review
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02/08/2012

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Shanty Town
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Slum, place of poor people near outskirts of city
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Haciendas
Definition
Plantations that are part of large estates
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Mestizos
Definition
People of mixed indian and euro anscestry
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Deforestation
Definition
Removal of several forests in an area. (Happening in the Amazon
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Megacity
Definition
City with over 10 million people.
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Gaucho
Definition
Someone (a cowboy) who works on a cattle ranch in the llanos of mexico
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Vertical zonation
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The combonation of nearness to equator and high elevation
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Latifundia
Definition
A large commercial estate
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Ejido
Definition
A Communal farm owned by corporations
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Maquiladora
Definition
Factory made by a foriegnor
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List 3 archipelagoes in LA
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Falklands, Galapagos, Lesser/Greater Antilles
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Type of music in the Carribean (2 types)
Definition
Calypso and Reggae
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What are the two names of the Mountains in mexico
Definition
Sierra Madre; Occidental on the left, Oriendal on the right.
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Four Areas of LA
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South, Carribean, Central, Mexico
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Climate mostly found in LA
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Tropical
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Banana, Cacao, sugar cane are found in theis vertical climate zone.
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Tierra Caliente
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2 Predominate languages in LA
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Spanish and Portuguese
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Two unifying characteristics in LA
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Language and Culture
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Three biggest cultural group influences
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African, Indians (Natives), Europeans
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The influence of the African Slave trade is shown in....
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Music
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Major religion in LA
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Roman Catholicism
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What types of music are native to LA
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Tango, samba, Mariachi, Calypso Reggae
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Food Crop
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Corn
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Cash Crops
Definition
Coffee Beans, Chocolate, Sugarcane
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Members of NAFTA
Definition
Mexico, US, Canada, purpose is to end tariffs and barriers
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