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Ch.9 Sec.2 Building Economies and Futures
World Cultures and Geography Chapter 9 Section 2
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History
7th Grade
02/24/2011

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How does a transportation barrier differ from a transportation corridor?
Definition
A barrier makes transportation difficult; a corridor is a pathway along which good and people move
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What geographic features of South America are barriers to trade?
Definition
The dense rain forest and the mountains of the Andes
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What resources are important to South American export economies? Name 3.
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minerals, large farms producing agricultural products such as beef, wool, and coffee
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Which countries are the industrial leaders in South America? Name 4!
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Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, Brazil
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How are South American nations trying to improve their economies?
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They are trying to improve by cooperating to create a Free-Trade Zone (called MERCOSUR!!) and reduce trade barriers. THIS HAS NOW BEEN DONE THROUGH MERCOSUR!
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Why have many South Americans moved from rural to urban areas?
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They move because of jobs, schools, and health services. Also, there has become less land to farm where they lived in the rural areas
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What have been the effects of urbanization? Name 3!
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Some of the effects of urbanization are overcrowding of the cities, shortage of housing, and the creation of more slums
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What are some of the literary accomplishments of South American writers?
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Some have won Nobel Prizes and South American writers have created a unique style of magical realism
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