World Geography – Unit 3 Test – Flashcards
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the regions on Latin America
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-Mexico -Central America -the Caribbean -South America
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the Andes Mountains are the world's ___ largest mountain range?
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2nd
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The Andes Mountains range is found off of what coast?
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western coast
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_____ & ________ have been major influences in Latin America because the colonized Latin America and brought Spanish language and Catholic religion
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Spain and Portugal
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Where do the indian cultures remain strong?
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Toltecs
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The ______ Rain Forest has the largest mass od vegetation on Earth?
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Amazon
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The Amazon Rain Forest is off of what coast?
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eastern coast
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90% of Latin America is?
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Roman Catholic
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extends about 7000 miles from Mexico, across the equator, to nearly the southern tip of South America
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Latin America
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Latin America is called 'latin america' because the 2 main languages ______ & __________ developed from the Latin language
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Spanish and Portugese
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low-lying island formed from coral
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cay
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warm current that flows off the coast of Peru and Ecuador
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El Nino
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storm with winds of at least 39 mph
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tropical storm
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what oceans are typhoons located?
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pacific
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northeast section of South America
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Guiana Highlands
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open space in front of a church
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plaza
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grassy, treeless area used for livestock grazing and farming in Colombia and Venezuela
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Llanos
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plains in interior Brazil suitable for farming
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Cerrado
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horsemen found in Pampas
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Gauchos
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travels about 1500 miles before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean
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Orinoco River
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fed by over 1000 tributaries, and carries more water than any other river in the world
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Amazon River
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travels about 3000 miles through Paraguay and Argentina
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Parana River
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Native peoples original inhabitants of Mexico?
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Toltecs
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Aztecs Capital City?
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Tenochtitlan
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conquerors from Spain
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conquistadors
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(New Spain) this is what present day Mexico was called after the Spanish conquered the Aztecs
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Nueva Espana
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1519 ________ ______ (spain) and his men captured Aztecs and their capital city Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
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Hernando Cortes
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Spain wanted to colonize Mexico for its ____ & ______
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gold and silver
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4 Factors helped the Spanish capture the Indians?
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-muskets -horses -disease -alliance with the enemies of the Aztecs
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What year did Mexico grant independence from Spain?
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1821
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mixed spanish and Native American heritage
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Mestizos
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large estates owned by wealthy families, but was ran by peasants
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haciendas
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factories in Mexico that assemble imported materials into finished products which are exported, mostly to the USA
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maquiladoras
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zone of cooperation on trade and economic issues between Mexico, USA, and Canada
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
