Latin America
2nd 9 Weeks- 6 Weeks Test Review
Culture in Latin America
• The culture in Latin America is similar because
• The Roman Catholic religion is abundant
• Geographic factors unify Latin America as a region
• Spanish is not the primary language in Brazil or
Haiti
The Andes Mountains
• The Andes Mountains serves as a
natural border between Argentina
and Chile
• The Atacama Desert in Peru is one
of the driest place on the earth
because of the mountain barriers.
• Spanish explorers wanted to
colonize (modern-day Peru) during
the 16th century in order to access
deposits of gold and silver.
The Amazon
• The Amazon Rainforest
is located in a tropical
climate near the
equator.
• The Amazon River Basin
considered a region
because of it’s
vegetation.
Deforestation
• Deforestation is the clearing
of trees, transforming a
forest into cleared land.
• Brazil is trying to prevent
this by passing legislation.
Argentina
• The northern region of
Argentina offers access to
freshwater and a warmer
climate which influenced
the settlement pattern.
• Argentina also had one of
the highest level of
economic development.
El Salvador
• El Salvador
experienced a rapid
population growth
until about 10 years
ago.
Economic Activities
• The opening of the Panama Canal affected the economic
development in Latin America because it helped Shipping costs
decreased.
• American companies have located factories in Mexico because there
is a supply of inexpensive labor
• The use of terrace farming by the Incas was an adaptation to the
demand of energy.
• Haiti is one of the less developed economies.
Trading Patterns
• The introduction of sugarcane to Latin America
created a migration pattern in Brazil because of
number of enslaved Africans that were brought to
work in the plantations.
• The Columbian Exchange was most responsible for
the spread of cattle horses and sugar.
Natural Disasters
• In the Pacific waters, El
Niño caused devastating
earthquakes and lots of
flooding in Central America.
• Tsunamis (A natural
disaster) has many
consequences on humans.