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Latin/Cenral America
Culture and History
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International Studies
8th Grade
02/05/2006

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NAFTA
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trade agreement that phased out trade barriers between United States, Canada, and Mexico
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hacienda
Definition
large estate usually operated as a farm or cattle ranch
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maquiladoras
Definition
factories based in Mexico that produce goods sold in United States
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Mexico today has its roots in three cultures. What are they?
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ancient Indian, colonial Spanish, modern Mexican
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The Mexican Revolution established what type of government in Mexico?
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a democratic republic
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What two factors help make tourism an important economic activity in Mexico?
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Its climate and history
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isthmus
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narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by water and joining two larger bodies of land
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mestizos
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people of mixed european and Indian background
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guerrillas
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members of an armed force not part of a regular army
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Each landform in Central America...
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has its own climate
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One side effect of Spain'scolonization of Central America is that...
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Spanish is the official language in six of the region's countries
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One reason for the ongoing conflict in central america is that...
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land for farming is unevenly distributed
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cocaine
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an illegal drug made coca-plant leaves
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mulattos
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persons of mixed ancestry
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campesinos
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small farmers in Colombia
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The differences among the three Guianas can be explained by their varied...
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colonial backgrounds
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Venezuela's wealth is based on...
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oil
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Colombia is the world's second largest producer of...
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coffee
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Certicaltrade describes the way in which people at different elevations in the Andes...
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trade foods specific to the different climate zones
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In both Ecuador and Peru, which group of people has the most political power?
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people of European descent
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The Andean countries and divided by the Andes into these three kinds of areas...
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coastal plains, highlands, and tropical forests
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The economy of Paraguay is based on...
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agriculture
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Uruguay's economy is based on...
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meat and meat-processing industries
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Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina have a history of rule by...
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military dictators
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Uruguay and Argentina are two of the
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wealthiest countries of South America
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What is unique about travel in the villages near Iquitos?
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they travel by canoe
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What developement caused the Amazon river to change course and flow East, rather than West?
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the Andes Mountains
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Who conquered the Incas?
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Francisco Pizarro
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What are the four time periods in Latin American history?
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Native Civilizations, European Exploration, Expansion of European control, Revolutionary period.
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Who conquered the Aztecs?
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Hernando Cortez
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He was known as "El Liberator" and "the George Wahington of South America". Her won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Simon Bolivar
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Latin American Traditional Class System:
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Europeans
Creoles: Europeans born in America
Mestizo:European+Indian
Mulatto: European+Black
Indians
Black Slaves
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