NFMS 6th grade **Summative "SS – Environmental Issues of Latin America" and Geography – Flashcards
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The main environment problem facing Mexico is __________.
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air pollution
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Mexico's environmental problem is caused by too many __________ and cars.
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factories
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Mexico's environmental problem is caused by the surrounding __________ mountain range trapping pollutants.
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Sierra Madre
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Mexico's environmental problem causes __________ problems in animals and people.
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breathing
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The main environment problem facing Brazil is the destruction of the __________.
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Amazon Rainforest
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Brazil's environmental problem was started when its government wanted to develop the rainforest to make itself more __________.
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wealthy
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Brazil's environmental problem causes __________ when loggers cut down trees and when ranchers use slash and burn techniques.
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deforestation
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The main environment problem facing Venezuela is __________.
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oil-related pollution
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Venezuela's environmental problem is caused by oil leaks and __________ by oil rigs and tankers breaking apart.
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oil spills
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Venezuela's environmental problem causes harm to its __________ industry when the waters are polluted.
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fishing
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Venezuela's environmental problem is causing the sinking of __________ from oil being drilled, leaving an empty underground hole ready to collapse.
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Lake Maracaibo
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a type of agriculture in which forests are cut down and burned to clear land for planting.
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slash-and-burn agriculture
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11th most populated country, has 114,975,406 people, with 20,450,000 people Mexico City is the world's 3rd largest metropolitan area.
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What are the characteristics of air pollution in Mexico city?
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1. High elevation, in carter of extinct volcano, Bordering mountains trap, smog 2. Population, industries, vehicle emissions, and factories
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What are the geographic causes air pollution n Mexico city, Mexico? 2.What are the human causes of air pollution n Mexico city, Mexico?
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Largest rainforest Covers 40% of SA Some to about 30% of the worlds plants and animals Produces 20% of our oxygen
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What are some characteristics of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil?
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Cattle ranchers subsistence agriculture Settlement Road Construction Logging / timber Commercial farming
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What are the causes of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil -
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13th largest oil producer in the world Oil deposits are under lake Maracaibo Provides 30% of GDP, 95% of export earning , 55% goverments money
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The characteristics of oil-related Pollution in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela are?
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Lake Maracaibo is major shipping route Storage plot forms and underwater Pipelines leak Sinking 3 inch a year Carribean coast has oil polution
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What are the causes/results of oil-related pollution in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela?
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The continent south of North America including countries such as Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela
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South America
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The region that includes the countries of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean where Latin-based languages are spoken
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Latin America
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The world's largest river that travels through the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil
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Amazon River
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Body of water south of Cuba and Haiti and north of Colombia and Venezuela
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Caribbean Sea
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body of water east of Mexico and south of the United States
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Gulf of Mexico
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the world's largest ocean; It is found west of the Americas
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Pacific Ocean
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a man-made waterway that lets people travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through the country of Panama
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Panama Canal
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The world's largest mountain range that runs along the Pacific coast of South America
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Andes Mountains
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The mountain range east and west of the Mexican plateau in Mexico; includes Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental
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Sierra Madre Mountains
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the driest desert in the world that is found in western Chile in South America
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Atacama Desert
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A land-locked country in central South America
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Bolivia
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the largest country in South America where the Amazon Rainforest and Amazon River are found; Portuguese is spoken there
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Brazil
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Spanish-speaking country in northwestern South America; between Panama and Venezuela; south of the Caribbean Sea
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Colombia
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a large Spanish-speaking island country south of Florida in the Caribbean Sea
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Cuba
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The country on the western part of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea; Haitian Creole is spoken here
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Haiti
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large Spanish-speaking country along the southern border of the United States
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Mexico
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the most southern country in Central America; connects North America and South America
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Panama
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Spanish-speaking country in northern South America; south of the Caribbean Sea; oil-pollution is a major concern here
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Venezuela
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AA 6th Grade Latin America GEO/phyfeatures test
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AA 6th Grade Latin America GEO/phyfeatures test
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deforestation: Agriculture, Urbanization, Logging
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Why is Brazil's Rain forest in danger?
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about 25% of the modern prescription drugs that come from plants actually hail from rainforest vegetation. These include drugs that tackle cancer, AIDS symptoms, viruses and infections.
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What are some important things that come from the rainforest?
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for the valuable Oxygen that they release during respiration, serve many purposes for humankind.
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Why is the Brazilian rainforests, also dubbed as the "lungs of the world" ?
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Environmental issues include sewage pollution,urban pollution, deforestation, and industrial pollution
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What are Venezuela's environmental issues?
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Mexico City with its northern opening traps the air that are pushed by turbulent flow from the north towards the southerly located mountain, the location of heavy industry at the northern outskirts of the City keeps pushing their exhaust gases into the metropolitan area, which further aggravates the already tense situation present due to exhaust emissions of the automotive fleet.
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Why does the location of Mexico add to the pollution?
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Spanish (Spain) Ingenious (Native American) Portuguese (Portugal), African america Making: Spanish + Ingenious -mestizo African + European = mulattoes
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What are the cultures in Latin America and how are they blended?
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the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of Brazil
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What do most Brazilians live?
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to make it easier for trade and to prevent ships from traveling around South America to get to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
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Why was the Panama Canal built?
