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Cowhands who work on large cattle ranges. |
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| they mine bauxite which is a mineral to make aluminum. |
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| farm owned and operated by the government |
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| small plot where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family |
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| made up of deserts and grassy plains in the north, flat valleys in the middle of the plateau which holds many of the chief cities, and the snowcapped mountains of the Sierra Madre Del Sur |
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| Mexico's main producer of steel and cement, has long been an important industrial city |
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| SIERRA MADRES(MOTHER RANGE) |
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| is made up of 3 different mountain ranges in Mexico, not many people live there because of the rugged terrain, is rich in resources of: copper,zinc, silver, and timber |
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| top most layer of the rain forest that shades the forest floor |
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| cuts through the middle of Mexicomaking the areas south of it to be warmer throughout the year and areas in the north of ot to be warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter |
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| describes the Pacific coastal areas with volcanoes and frequent earthquakes |
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| one of the first to become an independent country |
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| owned by wealthy farmers with large farms that raise a single crop for sale |
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| government leaders have strong control of the economy and society as aa whole |
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| MEXICO IN TWO HEMISPHERES: |
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1. inNorth America because of location 2.In South America because of religion and language |
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| the temperatures are cooler |
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| the temparatures are more moderate |
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| the coastal lowlands experience these high temperatures |
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central americans follow this religion |
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the official language of the region |
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North American Free Trade Agreement this agreement promised to remove all barriers to trade among these countries. most goods traded among the US, Canada, and Mexico are free of tariffs, or special taxes |
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people who travel to other countries to see natural wonders |
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| climate changes: tierra templada climate |
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| CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY WITH HIGHEST STANDARD OF LIVING |
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| 2 CHIEF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF CENTRAL AMERICA |
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1. farming 2. harvesting wood |
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CHIEF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF THE CARRIBEAN ISLANDS |
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| THE 3 RAPIDLY INDUTRIALIZING COUNTRIES OF LATIN AMERICA |
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| Mexico, Brazil, and Chile |
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| 3 FACTORS THAT HAVE SLOWED LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPEMENT |
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1. lack of money$$$$ 2. skilled labor 3. reliable transportation |
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| WHERE DO MOST LATIN AMERICAN LIVE? |
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| in urban areas or along the coasts |
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| THE BENEFITS OF THE RAIN FOREST AND THE REASONS FOR DESTRUCTION OF THE RAINFOREST: |
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BENEFITS: they're valuable resources good soil Destruction: without trees to hold the soil in place, rain will wash the soil and nutrients away then the land becomes poor and businesses and farmers move, clearing more trees from another piece of land |
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| NATURAL DANGERS TO THE HIGHLANDS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE BENEFITS OF THE HIGHLAND LIVING |
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DANGERS: 1. the highlands ruggedness makes it difficult to cross which causes problems for tranportation and communication 2. keep people isolated from each other BENEFITS: 1. the volcanic material makes the soil very fertile |
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| FACTORS OF COSTA RICA'S SUCCESS |
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1. many factories 2. literacy rates: the most people who can read and write 3. varied economy 4.tourism 5.had no wars 6. no bad land |
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| 3 ENVIROMENTAL LATIN AMERICAN CHALLENGES |
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~Mexico City pollution ~Venezuealan oil spills ~Deforestation in the Amazon Rain Forest |
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| cuts through south america by the tops of trees in rainforests |
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| WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRY????? |
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