Geography Central America – Flashcards
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What landforms make up the most of Mexico
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The Mexican Plateau
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What minerals is Mexico rich in
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Silver, gold, iron, lead, and Mercury
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What three mountain ranges border the plateau
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Sierra, Madre Oriental, Occidental, and delsur
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what is Mexico most valuable natural resource
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Oil
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What did the early farmers of Mexico grow
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Beans, corn, peppers, and squash
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Name four early civilizations of Mexico and what did they build
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Maya, Olmec, Toltec,Zapotec and they built large centers
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Mix race of European and Spanish
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Mestizos
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What did Mexicans again independents
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1821
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What territory did they lose in the war with the United States
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The northern territory
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What type of government started from the Mexican Revolution
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Democracy
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Poverty wealth in the hands of a few rich people
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Economic inequality
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Few opportunities for Mexican Indians
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Economic inequality
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Loss of skilled laborers to migration
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Economic inequality
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What are some problems with crime
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Result of widespread poverty
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Main route for drug smuggling into the United States
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Government corruption
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What are some problems with the in front structure
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Lack of clean water and modern sewers
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What are some problems with the in front structure 2
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Many road and railways are out of date
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What are some problems with the in front structure 3
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Difficult to move goods to market
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What Group of people build a great empire in Mexico and where was their capital
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Aztecs/Tenochtitlán
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What group of people conquered Mexico and what did they spread
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Spanish/diseases
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What is the growth of large Estates called
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haciendas
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What were Mexicans converted to
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Catholicism
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What did many people from Spain build their towns around
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Plazas churches
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Central America is an isthmus that links what two Continents
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North and south America
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What Countries make up the Greater Antilles
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Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
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Over 700 islands make up what country
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Bahamas
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What two countries make up the island of Hispaniola
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Haiti, Dominican Republic
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What is forming many of the Islands
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Tectonic Processes
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Name three hazards to this region
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Volcanoes, Hurricanes and Earthquakes
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What has been Cultural Influence
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Cuba, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
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Antigua, Jamaica, Trinidad, and Tobago
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British Influence
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Netherlands, Anteilles
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Dutch Influence
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Gaencana, Haiti
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Frech Influence
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Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica Puerto Rico
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Spanish Influence
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What does the Major population consists of
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Europeans/Africans Decendants
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Asian influence in some countries
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trinidad
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Main Languages
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Spanish, English, French, Dutch
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Who set up a communist dictatorship in Cuba in 1989
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Fidel Castro
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What has helped shape this Region
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Coral Reefs move up tectonic collisions also became islands
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What are the climates of Central America and the Caribbean
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Tropical wet and dry climates
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1. Central America climates follow terrains
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Tropical humid Climates on the Caribbean
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2. Central America climates follow terrains
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Highland Climates on the elevated
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What country do small rich landowners control most of
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El Salvador
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What country was last to gain independence in 1981
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Belize
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What island did Christopher Columbus and an in 1493
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Bahamas
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What country in the Caribberan believes in voodo
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Haiti
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What country is a commonwealth of the us
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Puerto Rico
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Blend of African traditions and Christian Beliefs
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Santeria
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What are the Economic Political Conditions of Central America and the Caribbean
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Commercial exports in agriculture
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What are the Economic Social Conditions of Central America and the Caribbean
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Powerful families control the society, Government, and military
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2. What are the Economic Social Conditions of Central America and the Caribbean
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Widespread inequality and poverty
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What country has the highest standard of livng
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Costa Rico
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What physical process responsible for the many islands that are found in Lesser Antilles
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Caribbean/North and South American Plate
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The United States built a canal across what country in the early 1900's
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Panama
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Most of the Regions Central American Indians live in what country
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Guatemala
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Main Religons
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Catholic African Belief
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What is the main economic resources
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tourism
