Region 1/3
____ is Key... 3 types
Agriculture... Subsistence, Plantation, Slash and Burn
Tierra caliente, templada, and fria are vertical zonations of _____.
Andes Mts.
Copper mostly found in
Chile
What is the dominant religion found in the US and Canada?
Christianity
Two cash crops; two food crops
Coffee, Cocoa; Bananas, Rice, Corn
____ of Amazon Rain forest; ____ around cities
Deforestation; Pollution
Economies are ___, focus on ____ level (extraction)
Diverse, Primary
Major languages of Canada... ____ and ____ (Quebec)
English and French
Major languages of the US... ____ and ____
English and Spanish
Religion shares a common history of ____ colonialism (US and Canada)
European
If it is summer in Mexico City, it must be summer in Buenos Aires. True or False
False
GDP, Lit. Rate, Life Expectancy in The US and Canada
High, High, High
GDP, Lit. Rate, Life Expectancy of Latin America
Low, Low, Low
This region exports its culture via the global marketplace. In what ways could someone "purchase" a piece of American culture?
McDonalds, Coca-Cola
____ are individuals of _____ and _____ descent.
Mestizo, European, Native
Oil mostly found in
Mexico, Venezuela
(US and Canada) economic center of the world...
New York City
Major Imports (US and Canada)
Oil, cloth goods
-people leaving home countries to find work
Out-migration
One could find large cattle ranges throughout Argentina's ____ region.
Pampas
European languages... ___ (Brazil) and _____
Portuguese, Spanish
Conflicts: ___ vs. ____ Canada (Political and Cultural)
Quebec; English
Major Exports (US and Canada)
Technology, information systems, foodstuffs
Regions of what climate zone dominate Latin America?
Tropical
African Heritage... Music and Dance (____); social ____
calypso, customs
The US and Canada participate in a major ____ alliance called ____.
defense, NATO
Great ____ in income distribution; large poor population
disparity/difference
NAFTA and OAS are important international _____ alliances
economic
The US and Canada participate in a ____ alliance with Mexico called ____.
economic, NAFTA
highly ___; with large post-secondary system (____) (US and Canada)
educated; colleges
____ gap between rich and poor (US and Canada)
growing
(US and Canada) Highly developed ____ (roads, rail, airways, etc.)
infrastructure
Diverse, ____ societies; reflected in the ____(US and Canada)
multicultural, arts
(US and Canada) Rich in ____ resources; allows for ____ economy
natural, diverse
____ population growth;____ settlement in south america
rapid; coastal
European Heritage... ___ social structure and ____ (religion)
rigid; Roman Catholic
very ___, with a highly mobile population (US and Canada)
urbanized
Region is ____ing; ____ and ____ settlements
urbanizing; megacities; squatter
