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| where the indigenous population has the greatest amount of political and economic power |
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| Guatemala, Bolivia, Mexico, and Peru |
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| 4 countries that have the highest indigenous populations (by proportion) |
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| Ecuador's indigenous political party |
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| Movement for Socialism. The Bolivian indigenous party. Evo Morales is the current leader of the party and the current President |
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| Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Brazil |
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| Countries with the largest African-American population |
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| Largest black nation other than Nigeria |
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| percentage of earth's land contained in Latin America |
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| Driest desert in the world |
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| largest swampland in the world (Brazil) |
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| population increase in LA from 1950-1995 |
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| Professional Environmental Foundations (apolitical), Private Voluntary Organizations, Grassroots Environmental Groups |
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| Three types of Domestic Environmental Organizations |
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| direct regulation, indirect regulation, environmental audits, creation of markets in environmental services |
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| Forms of environmental management by government |
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| Money goes to oil exporters → intl banks → oil importers → oil exporters and so on |
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| flow of money in recycling petrodollars |
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| interest rate increase, cutoff of new loans, a second rise in the price of oil, capital flight, overvalued exchange rates, unwise investments |
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| What led to the outbreak of the debt crisis (6) |
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| 1) Stabilization- devaluation (lower exchange rates); 2) Budget cuts; and 3) Tightening of credit- raises interest rates |
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| Neo-liberal reforms (general, 3) |
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| - 1) Privatization- increased privilege provisions; 2) Introduction of market incentives- used to foster competition; 3) Decentralization- responsibilities were delegated to the lowest government body possible; 4) Targeting- ideas that focus policies on the needy |
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| social policy reforms following the debt crisis (4) |
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| socioeconomic progress, transitions to democracy (women had stood against military regimes), changes in attitudes, and quota laws (requiring a certain percentage of candidates be female) |
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| causes of the increase of women in politics (4) |
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| Argentina, Panama, Nicaragua (possibly Brazil, Argentina, and Chile) |
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| countries that have had female presidents |
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| astute leadership, identification with national culture, moral authority and influence, and healthcare, education, and cultural institutions |
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| 4 strengths of the Catholic Church in LA |
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| ecclesial based communities |
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| • Local groups in poor areas that would combine religious activities with service to their communities, neighborhood projects |
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| Guatemala , Brazil, Chile, Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua |
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| where protestantism is strongest |
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| spiritism, Umbanda, Candomble (the most authentic) |
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| spritist movements in Brazil |
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