Latin America
Resources, Climate, HEI
Ch. 9.1-9.3
Resources
 Latin America is home to many _________________ resources.
 _______________ resources (gold, silver)
 Energy resources (___________, natural gas)
 The region is also rich in agricultural and ____________________ resources
Resources
 Mineral Resources
 _______________ provides Latin America with many resources including
tin, lead, titanium, copper, and nickel
 Energy Resources
 Major oil reserves can be found in ______________ and Venezuela
 Hydroelectric power is rich in Brazil because of the Amazon River
 Trinidad is a major exporter of ________________ ___________
Climate
 Latin America has a _______________ climate for many reasons
 Latin America spans a great distance on each side of the
______________
 There are big changes in __________________ throughout Latin America
 Ocean ________________ from both the Atlantic and Pacific affect the
climate
Tropical climate Zones
 Rain Forests and grasslands are abundant throughout Latin America
 Tropical _____________: Rain forests (like the Amazon)
 __________________ wet and dry: savannas and grasslands with
seasonal rain are found in Brazil, Columbia, and Argentina
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Dry Climate Zones
 Dry climate zones are mainly found in _____________ and various countries in
South America
 There are not any dry climate zones in Central America nor in the
_________________
 Semiarid: found in Mexico, Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina
 ______________: Parts of northern Mexico and Peru
 The Atacama Desert is in northern Chile
 The Atacama is the _______________ desert in the world
 Patagonia in Argentina also contains a __________________
Mid-latitude Climate Zones
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Most moderate climate zones in Latin America are located _______________
of the equator
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Humid Subtropical: varied vegetation, rainy ____________ and hot,
humid _____________
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Southern Brazil
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Paraguay
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Uruguay
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Northern Argentina
_____________________________: hot, dry summers and moist winters
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Chile
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Chaparral vegetation: ________________ life unique to the
Mediterranean climate
 Marine West Coast
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Southwestern South America
 __________________
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Found in the mountains of Mexico and South America
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HEI: Agriculture
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Native people were the first in the Western Hemisphere to change the
environment to grow ___________________. A few tactics were used:
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 Slash-and-Burn: The slash-and-burn technique was used to
____________ fields
 Farmers cut trees and brush, then _________ debris and use the
ashes for soil
 Sometimes this process can be destructive to surrounding
nature
 After a few years and slashing, burning, and repeating, the soil is
exhausted and the farmers move on to a new
__________________
 This is one reason for the steadily shrinking _________
_____________
 Terraced Farming: an ancient technique for growing crops on
______________ and slopes
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Farmers cut step-like fields into hillsides
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The Inca and the __________________ used terrace farming
Allows ___________ land to be cultivated
This technique reduces soil _______________ because it makes it
harder for the soil to be transported along the slopes (steps
instead of smooth)
Urbanization
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People are moving from _____________ areas to the city throughout Latin
America
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Today Latin America is as urban as ___________________ and North America
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Most people move to cities in search of ______________ lives
The most urbanized countries in South America include: Argentina, Chile,
Uruguay, and Brazil
There are multiple push/pull factors at work regarding urbanization
 The “________________” factors that push people away from the
farm/rural areas include
 Poor _____________ care
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 Poor education
 Low-paying ____________
 The “_______________” factors that bring people into the city include
 Higher-paying jobs
 Better _____________
 Better medical care
 Some large cities in Latin America include
 Rio de Janeiro
 Sao Paulo
 Buenos Aires
 The largest city in Central America is _______________ City
 Some of the problems growing cities face include
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___________________
Crime
______________________________ problems
 Local governments cannot _________________ to handle the population
growth in many of these cities
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This problem strains the ____________________ including sewers,
electricity, transportation, and housing