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| the use of a currency other than the native one |
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| the exchange of goods ideas and disease between latin america and europe |
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| the destruction of forrest to make way for grasslands that cows are put on |
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| is the Mexican name for manufacturing operations in a free trade zone (FTZ), where factories import material and equipment on a duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly, processing, or manufacturing and then re-export the assembled, processed and/or manufactured products, sometimes back to the raw materials' country of origin. |
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It applies to the process whereby all religions gradually adopt ideas from the religions of neighbouring peoples or of conquerors
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_syncretic_religion#ixzz1mzKdLvvw |
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| cities with over 10 milliion people including, sao paulo, rio, mexcico city, and manila |
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is the leading city in its country or region, disproportionately larger than any others in the urban hierarchy
include lima caracas guatmala city panama city santiago and mexico city |
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| is an economic and political agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay |
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| a person who half beaner half perfect |
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| is a transfer of money by a foreign worker to his or her home country |
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| subnational organizations |
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| organizations that are smaller than the national level |
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| Supra national organizations |
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| organizations that are larger than the nation |
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| urban primacy indicates the largest city in a country |
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Mexico City-Puebla-Toluca-Cuernavaca
Niteroi- Rio de Janeiro – Santos - São Paulo – Campinas
Rosario – Buenos Aires – Montevideo – San Nicolas
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| is the part of an economy that is not taxed, monitored by any form of government, or included in any gross national product (GNP), |
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| under the great plains, water level has droppped 100 feet in past 50 years |
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| exporting american culture |
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| North american consumption |
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| 5% of poppulationbut uses 25% of the worlds resources |
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| D.C. Philly Boston baltimore NYC 40 million people |
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| the movement of jobs to another country due to cheap labor costs |
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| metro areas sprawl in all directions, suburbs emerge |
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| leaving larger cites for small towns |
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| group of countries that hold most economic power Japan US Canada France Germany Italy and the UK |
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| is a socio-political response to demographic multi-ethnicity that supports or promotes the assimilation of ethnic minorities into the dominant culture |
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| the spreading of urban developments (as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city |
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| people wholeave the large cities and move to small towns, also know as participants in counter urbanization |
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| negiative impacts of development |
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Downside of Development
• Native populations diminished
• Forests and grasslands denuded
– Settlers cut countless millions of acres of
forests and replaced grasslands
• Soil Erosion due to unsustainable farming
practices
• Extinction of species
– Europeans brought new species
• Rivers diverted
• Natural resources wasted |
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| cost of human impact on the land in north america, how many arces of farmland are converted each year to urban use |
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| Urbanization changes the land – 2 million acres of farmland converted to urban uses each year |
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| population growth in US and canada between 1760 and 1860 |
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| – Canada • 1760s – 300,000 • 1860s – 3.2 million – United States • 1760s – 2.5 million • 1860 – 30 million |
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| reasons for population growth in the US |
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| Contributions to Growth – High rates of Immigration in 1890s – 1900s – Families having large number of children • ‘Baby Boom’ – Born after World War II between 1946-1965 • 38 million foreign born immigrants live in NA – Even larger when think about illegal immigrants |
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| continental sweep how long did it take? |
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| 160 years to domesticate North American landscape – Largest & most rapid human transformation of landscape in history of human population |
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| Fastest growing areas in north america |
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| Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Alberta & B.C. |
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| how many pople move west annually |
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| • 1 in 5 Americans move annually |
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• African Americans leaving the south
– Moving from the south to north for industrial
jobs to cities like Boston, New York, Detroit
• 1910-1920 & 1940-1960
– 1900, 90% of Africans Americans lived in
South, now only about 50% remain in the South
• Today reverse migration is occurring |
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| consequences of urban sprawl |
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• Resources flee the city for suburbs
• Farmland converted
• Car dependency & longer commutes
• Inner cities deteriorate and crime rises
• Unemployment & Poverty rates in the
inner city increase
• Shrinking Tax Base
• Racial Tension and Segregation |
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Gentrification : movement of
wealthy individuals to run-down
inner city areas |
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• Ethnicity
– Group of people with common background and
history identify with one another; usually a minority
group in a larger society |
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| peopling of canada, asians |
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| Today about 60% of migrants are Asian – Vancouver dominated by Asian populations • 17% foreign-born – Highest in the developed world |
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| future cultural geography of the us, how many mexicans live in the us |
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| • Hispanic population continues to grow – 12 million Mexican-born residents • More than 10% of Mexico’s population • Mexican make-up 64% of Hispanic population – Half of Hispanics live in Texas or California |
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| who is the fastest growning groups of migrants in the US |
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| by 2070 what percent of the population will be asian. |
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| what percentage will be hispanic by 2070 |
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Place which an
ethnic group holds
a long history and
a deep cultural
association with |
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| an example of a cultural homeland in the US and Canada |
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| the Black belt US, Canada quebec |
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| what is the worlds largest trading block? |
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| the recives how much of canada exports? |
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| canada recieves how much of the US exports? |
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| what document extended the US's reach? |
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| How many skilled worker visas did we give out in 2005 and where the majority of them from |
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North America has attracted many skilled
immigrants (400,000 H-1B visas in 2005)
• India the main origin of temporary skilled workers |
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| US major exports, and canadas major exports |
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North America is a major importer and
exporter
– US exports cars, software, aircraft,
telecommunications equipment, food products,
and entertainment products,
– Canada exports grain, energy, |
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| Latin America at glance how much of the worlds land area does it cover? |
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| Latin America – At a Glance Roughly equal to the size of North America 14% of the world’s land area |
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| great latin american civilizations |
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Mayan and Aztec Empires in Central America
Inca Empire in South America |
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| who setteled latin america and what languges do they speak now? |
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| Spain and portugal, 2/3rds spanish 1/3 portugese. |
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| Dominat religon in Latin America |
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| how many people live in latin america |
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| what percent of latin americans live in cities |
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| latin america has historically relied on ----- industries |
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| the spanish empire concentrated on what natural resource |
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| what is portugals main export |
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| late 19th early 20th century, focused on bananas coffeewheat wool meat corn copper and oil |
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| Neoliberal policies transfer control of the economy from public (government) to the private sector (MNCs) |
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| how many poeple live on less than 2 dollars a day in latin america? |
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| what percent of latin american people are in poverty |
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| wha tpercentage of the worlds species live on tropical rain forests |
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| neotropics are located where |
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| between the tropic of capricorn and the tropic of cancer |
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| neotropics inspired whos theroy |
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| darwins theroy of evolution |
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| enviormental issues in latin america |
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| Large size and low population density = moderated environmental damage Less environmental degradation than East Asia or Europe Huge areas relatively untouched Deforestation and loss of biodiversity are major environmental problems in Latin America |
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Destruction of tropical rain forests
• Causes: commercial logging, agriculture, settlement, ranching |
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| how many plant animal and insect pecies are we losing per day and year |
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| many city dwellers live in what kind of settlements |
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Temperatures have little variation
Precipitation extremely variable
Deserts near the coast |
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El Niño – warm current arrives along the cold waters of Ecuador and Peru
Causes flooding and drought |
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| when did the population of latin america begin to dramatically increase |
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| 1960s and 70s, 150million in 1950, 450 million in 1995 |
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| Mexico Brazil agentina and columbia account for how much of the population |
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| where are most mega cities located |
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| Latin americas urban enviormental challenges |
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Urban Environmental Challenges
Pollution, inadequate water, garbage removal
Industrial pollution |
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| what kind of agriculture is primiarily used in latin america |
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| when and how many europeans migrated to latin america |
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Greatest number went to Argentina,
19th and 20 century
Chile, Uruguay and Southern Brazil
Approximately 8 million Europeans arrived |
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| when did asian migration take place |
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| late 19th early 20th centuries |
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| latin america has more emigration or migration? |
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| where do they emigrate to? and how much do they send back in rremmitances |
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North America, Europe, and Japan
65 million |
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| who sends the most emigrats to the us |
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| how many beaners live in the US |
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Iberian colonialism
Shaped Latin America to the region we know today
Forced assimilation of Amerindian societies
Religion
Language
African slave trade
Demographic collapse of the native population |
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| causes of native population decline |
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| Causes: disease, warfare, forced labor, collapse of food production system caused decline |
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| europeans and wetback brought what to the colubian exchange |
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Europeans brought:
Wheat
Broccoli, peas, etc.
Olives & Grapes
Pigs, cows, & horses
Sugar & Coffee
Amerindians provided:
Maize / Corn
Tomatoes & Potatoes
Pineapples & Cacao
Avocados & Hot Peppers
Sunflowers & Peanuts |
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| how long have most countires in latin america been independent |
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| most coutries have gone to a democratic system in latin america when except what country |
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| latin american trade blocs |
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Latin American Integration Association (formerly LAFTA)
Central American Common Market (CACM)
NAFTA (Mexico, United States, Canada)
First trade area agreement between developed and developing states
Mercosur
Mercosur countries are the EU’s largest trading partners in Latin America |
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| the richest countries in Latin america are located where |
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| the southern cone and mexico |
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| who is latin americas least wealthy countries |
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| what 2 countries have the largest economies? |
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Maquiladoras
assembly plants on the border with the US
More than 4,000 exist |
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1800-1820 little immagration
1820-1870 western european immgration
1870-1920 largest influx of immigrants mostly easten and western europeans
1920-1970 little immigration
1970-now latinos and asians |
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| North America and the Global Economy |
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– North America plays a pivotal role in the global
economy (along with Europe, Japan, and
China)
Spurred the creation of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the
World Trade Organization (WTO) |
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| continetal sweep 3 phases |
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Stage 1: 1600–1750:
Colonial footholds on
East Coast
• Stage 2: 1750–1850:
Infilling better eastern
farmland; Canadian
settlement slower
• Stage 3: 1850–1910:
Westward movement
for gold rushes and
other opportunities |
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caused by pollution
Acid rain
• Affects plants, animals and
humans |
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| cost of human deveopment in us, water consumption |
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City dwellers use 175 gal/person/day; agriculture and
industrial uses average 1,500 gal/person/day |
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| cost of human development how much does temp increase |
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| who are the worst offenders of causes of human deveopment |
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