ENVSOCTY 2RW3-South America
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How many countries and terrotires
49
how uch is urbanization -SA
90%
Elevation
orographic precipitation
orographic precipitation
Rain or snow caused when air rises over a mountain and cools.
Climate regions:
1)tropical
2)arid/semi-arid
3)temperate
El nino
(warming)
La nina
(coooling)
Mineral resources
-gold, silver,cooper
-oil natural gal,coal
-iron ore
-lithium
-andes mountaes
(covergent plates)
-central america
(covergent plates)
-northan caribbean
(transform plates
-eastern caribbean
(convergent plates)
Transform plates:
Tectonic plates that slide past each other.
Convergent plates:
Tectonic plates that move toward each other.
amazon ANSWER of world freshwater
(20%)
how many countries does the amazon rainforest spread acorss
9 countries
the pantanal
-largest wetland
-higly biodiverse
-threat to mining and dforestation
:salar de atacama
Third largest salt flats,
50% world supply of lithium
andes
mountain range
covergent plate
-subduction resuting in volcanic activity
hiw many usland carribeean
700 islands
Major indigenous civilizations:
Olmec (mexico)
Aztec (meixco)
when did european disover the americans
1500 and began 400 colonial period
jey european infelucnes in latin american
-spain and portugal
-birtian and holland
The Caribbean is more diverse with the relics of
British, french and dutch colonialism
Independence in Latin american
revolutionary events in us and france inspired many in latin america to seek independence
central american and caribbean nations achieved independence
middle to late 20th century
what happened to the government in the 21st century
decline in liberal democratic values and freedoms
what economic activites does latin american do
primary activity such as mining resources
Industrialization:
Developing industries and making more goods.
Import substitution:
Making goods locally instead of importing them, often using taxes on imported goods to protect local businesses.
Maquiladoras:
Factories in Mexico that assemble products using imported parts and then export the finished products,
The informal economy:
related to economic inequality is the drug economy/trade
santo domingo
D.R.
La paz:
Bolivia