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| Economic and political influence over weaker states. |
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- Monroe Doctrine ( know this) : 1823 : US won’t allow European military in Western Hemisphere . US opposed to colonialism. |
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- Independence from Spain in 1898 as result of US victory in Spanish- aemrican war
- Cuba revolution in 1950s
- Marxists Fidel Castrol and his brother Raul led revolution , dictators.
- Che Guevara , violent revolutionary
- Allied with communist USSR, then w/ Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela . Now ? |
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- Population is poor by US standards , but is
- Better of than much of the developing world
- Exception : |
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Historic economy based on Agriculture |
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- Sugar , coffee , and bananas . |
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Offshore Banking and online services |
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- Bahamas : one of world’s largest banking centers in 1970s
- Cayman Islands : regional leader in financial services in 1990s
o Popular because tax-exempt and confidential
o Now , more scrutiny because of global terrorism
- Online gambling taking the place of offshore banking
- Opportunity: selling internet access that avoids US routers? Privacy |
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o Capital Leakage ; Gap between gross receipt and total tourist dollars that remain in the region
o Corporate headquarters outside region
o Most jobs are low paying
o Beachfront property turned over to tourist industry
o Dependent upon strong world economy and stable politics
o Dependent on money from other parts of the world . |
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o Promotes stronger environmental regulation
o less destructive than traditional export agriculture
o Creates lots of jobs
o Adds significantly to economy when location does not favor industrial output
Brings money from elsewhere |
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Haiti (not in book) : Worst ( or almost worst ) in America for |
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- Deforestation and soil erosion
- Poverty
- Illiteracy
- Life expectancy
- HIV/AIDS
- Travelers’s safety
- Economy
- Corruption |
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- Economic viability
o Dependent on tourism
o Development of internet industries , finicance and gambling
- Geographic stability and cultural identity
o Colony or protectorate vs independence
o Separate nations or Caribbean alliance
o View of US : Protector or exploiter ?
- Natural disasters
o Hurricanes and mudslides
o Volcanoes and earth wake ( rarely, tsunamis) |
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- Largest Caribean city . 2.7 million
- Oldest continually occupied European city in the America 1498
- World Heritage Site because of Columbus
o Site of the first cathedral hospital , customs house and university in the Americas |
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- Communities of runaway slaves
- Assimilated in Jamaica , but still exist in Suriname and Fr Guiana
- Survival of Africa traditions
- Pressures to modernize :
o Land conflict between maroons and private/ state interests
o Chinese logging |
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- Spanish 25 million
- French 10 million
- English 6 million
- Dutch ½ million
- Blended languages |
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- Orinoco
o Grasslands with ranching
o Oil and gas production
- Amazon : rainforest
- La Plata : Itaipu Dam
o One of ASCE 7 wonders of the modern World
o 25% Brazil’s energy and 78% of Paraguay’s |
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