CS Ch20- Latin America
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- Capital of the Mayan Empire
- Tikal
- conquistador
- Spanish conquerers of Latin America
- maize
- corn
- mestizo
- people of mixed European and Native American ancestry
- pampas
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-grassy plains in South America
-Argentina to Uruguay
- quipu
- knotted string used by the Incas to keep records
- regionalism
- local traditions that divide people in a region or country
- tierra caliente
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-"hot land"
-climate in Latin American lowland
-Yucatan Peninsula to Amazon Basin
-bananas
- tierra fria
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-"cold land"
-climate in Latin American highland areas (6000 feet)
-Mexico City, Bogota
-potatoes
- tierra templada
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-"temperate land"
-climate in Latin American plateau regions (3000-6000 feet)
-Mexico, Andes valleys
-coffee, tobacco
- Tropical Climate
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-75% of Latin America
-wet climate
- What are the three mountain ranges in Latin America?
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-Andes: second highest mountain range
-Sierra Madre West: along Mexico's Pacific coast
-Sierra Madre East: near the Gulf of Mexico
- What creates regionalism?
- Mountains and other landforms
- What is the largest lowland?
- Amazon Basin: occupies 40% of South America, has the largest rainforest
- What is the Ring of Fire? Why is it important?
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-ring of volcanoes
-pressure builds which causes earthquake and eruptions without warning
-destroys areas nearby
- What is the Rio de la Plata used for?
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Farmers and ranchers on the pampas use it to send grain, meat and hides to world markets
(industrial trade)
- Why didn't people live near the Amazon River until 1950?
- the hot climate, thick vegetation and flooding made living there without technology difficult
- Why is the Orinoco River important to South America?
- creates a pathway through rainforests and plains