Geography: Latin America
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- the date of Mexican independence
- May 5
- Tenochtitlan
- capital of Aztec Empire; pop. 60000-80000; looked like a European city
- modern Mexico: religion
- Roman Catholic
- ejidos
- communities of subsistence farmers who get land from gov't
- tropical storm
- 39 mph winds; starts off the coast of Africa
- Cortes
- conquistador who led the attacks of Mexico with weapons, horses, tactics, and diseases
- maquiladores
- factories in N. Mexico that assemble products just for U.S.; part of NAFTA agreement-low wages, boring jobs, health/environmental concerns
- the 4 tier social system(created by the Spanish)
-
A)born in Spain
B)born in Mexico to Eu. parents
C)Mestizos
D)Native Americans - largest cities
- Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Rio de Jenerio
- plaza of three cultures
- indian-ruins of the Aztec temple; Spanish-cathedral; modern-sky scraper, highways, etc.
- El Nino
- waters in Pacific warm up one degree; weather patterns reverse
- La Nina
- water in the Pacific cools down one degree; ex: SE and NW North America
- modern Mexico: language
- Spanish
- hurricanes
- 74 mph; 5 categories
- what problem exists in Latin america?
- Rapid Population Growth (RPG)
- the three island groups
- Bahamas-in the Atlantic; Greater Antilles-4 biggest islands in the Caribbean; Lesser Antilles- smaller islands on the E. side of the Caribbean
- modern Mexico: wealth
- less than 5% of the pop. holds 95% of the $
- The Amazon Basin
- world's biggest rainforest
- savannas(3)
- tropical grasslands-wet/dry season; Llanos-Colombia and Venezuela; Pampas-Argentina and Uruguay
- 3 Native American cultures that inhabited Mexico
- Aztecs-central plateau of Mexico; Mayans-Yukuton, Guatemala; Incas-Andes Mts.
- ethnic groups(5)
- Native Americans; European; Mestizos-half In. half Eu.; African; Mulattos-1/2 Af. 1/2 Eu. or In.