Unit 5:
Latin America
Review
Vocabulary - Be able to define…
Primate City
name
an example.
Panama Canal
Conquistador
Mestizo
Mexican Plateau
Extended family
Isthmus
Land Bridge
Cash Crop
Latifundia
Population pressure
Cottage Industry
Maquiladora
Brain drain
Uneven development
Vertical climate zone
Syncretism
Patois
Ecotourism
Ring of Fire
llanos
Pampas
Oxisol
Cordillera
Quipu
Altiplano
General information...
How does Mexico’s City’s geography affect air pollution?
The mayor of Mexico City launched pollution
reduction programs that did what?
Where does most of the food grown in Mexico come
from?
Which biome is found in northern Mexico?
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Mexico is the world’s leading producer in which
precious mineral?
Which country won its independence with Francois
Toussaint-Louverture’s leadership?
Who were leaders of the South American wars for
independence?
Costa Rica and Panama are considered ____
hotspots.
What climate is found in the Caribbean Islands?
What are the leading causes of deforestation in
Central America?
___________ has become a problem for islands that have
been intensively farmed for centuries.
List the major crops exported from South America.
What is sustainable development and how is it promoted?
Which vertical climate zone is characterized by frost in winter
and is where potatoes and barley are grown?
What are predominant climates of South America?
What river basin is home to the world’s largest rain
forest?
PRODSEC (Economic Development Program for the Dry
Region of Nicaragua)...
Why is Patagonia dry, barren, and windy?
Where do most people
live in South America?
Which two countries in South
America have large South
Asian populations?
What are favelas?
Why did many indigenous communities in South America
develop as isolated groups?
Describe the Inca.