Transcript Columbian Exchange

UNIT 4 LATIN AMERICA TEST
REVIEW
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What are the
regions that
make up Latin
America?
• Define GPS: Global Positioning System, an accurate
worldwide navigational and surveying facility
based on the reception of signals from an array of
orbiting satellites
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Satellite technology has
improved communications,
Global Positioning Systems,
and Geographic Information
Systems.
• Define GIS: Geographic information system, a
system for storing and manipulating
geographical information on computer
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The Columbian Exchange
• The Columbian exchange brought new foods and
products to Europe and the Americas
• The African influence is still evident today
because the Columbian Exchange occurred
among the countries of Africa, Latin America,
North America, & Europe.
Products from Africa
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The “Columbian Exchange”
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Squash
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Avocado
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Peppers
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Sweet Potatoes
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Turkey
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Pumpkin
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Tobacco
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Quinine
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Cocoa
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Pineapple
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Cassava
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POTATO
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Peanut
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TOMATO
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Vanilla
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MAIZE
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Syphilis
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Trinkets
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Liquor
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GUNS
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Olive
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COFFEE BEAN
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Banana
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Rice
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Onion
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Turnip
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Honeybee
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Barley
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Grape
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Peach
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SUGAR CANE
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Oats
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Citrus Fruits
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Pear
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Wheat
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HORSE
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Cattle
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Sheep
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Pigs
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Smallpox
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Flu
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Typhus
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Measles
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Malaria
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Diptheria
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Whooping Cough
• In Latin America what are some ways people are
modifying their environments?
favelas
Slash and burn
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Panama Canal
highways
cities
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What is Infrastructure?
• The basic physical and organizational structures
and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, city sewers,
and power supplies) needed for the operation of
a society.
Favelas: a settlement of poorly built shacks lying on the (51)
outskirts of a Brazilian city. Rural populations searching for
better opportunities in cities most often find themselves in
the favela slums.
• ancient technique used to grow crops on
hillsides or mountain slopes:
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• terraced farming an example of modifying the
environment
• The economies of Central America and the
Caribbean are primarily based on which of
these two factors?
• Agriculture and tourism
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Maquiladoras are factories along the U.S. Mexico border that
manufacture goods for export. They also provide….
Manufacturing jobs
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• What is the feeling of many people in
Mexico, regarding the United States interests
in Mexico?
• Many people in Mexico feel that the United
States is trying to control Mexico.
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• Many people of Latin America have preserved
and documented their culture by creating
paintings and murals on buildings about
everything from Mayan heritage to communist
sympathies in Chile.
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Explain the population
distribution of
Argentina.
Because of the extreme
cold climate in the
southern tip, and the
location of rivers and
waterways in the north
the population
distribution of
Argentina is uneven.
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• What major project of the United States has served
as a center of urbanization, transportation, and
economic activities in Central America?
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• The Panama Canal project by the U.S. has served as
a center of urbanization, transportation, and
economic activities in Central America.
• Geography
What is an example of Human-environment-Interaction?
- Building the Panama Canal
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LATIN AMERICA QUIZ
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The “Columbian Exchange”

Squash

Avocado

Peppers

Sweet Potatoes

Turkey

Pumpkin

Tobacco

Quinine

Cocoa

Pineapple

Cassava

POTATO

Peanut

TOMATO

Vanilla

MAIZE

Syphilis

Trinkets

Liquor

GUNS

Olive

COFFEE BEAN

Banana

Rice

Onion

Turnip

Honeybee

Barley

Grape

Peach

SUGAR CANE

Oats

Citrus Fruits

Pear

Wheat

HORSE

Cattle

Sheep

Pigs

Smallpox

Flu

Typhus

Measles

Malaria

Diptheria

Whooping Cough
• Geography
What is an example of Human-environment-Interaction?
- Building the Panama Canal
What is the
largest river
in the world?
The Amazon
River
Brazil, is the
largest
country in
Latin
America, and
has a
continuous
population
growth.
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• What is one of the most destructive
agricultural practices in the Latin
Americas?
• Some Latin American governments justify the
destruction of the rain forests, by saying that
Cattle raising, farming, and mining in the rain
forest will help the economy.
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• Slash and burn is the most
destructive agricultural practice in
the rainforest?
What do the Regions of
Latin America have in
common?
Culture
Language roots
History
What are the main
indigenous cultural
groups in Latin
Americas?
- Aztecs
- Mayas
- Incas
• Maquiladoras are a direct a result of NAFTA in
Mexico:
Are these factories located in a LDC
country or MDC country?
Are these factories owned by LDC
countries or MDC countries?
Maquiladoras
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• Maquiladoras are a direct a result of NAFTA in
Mexico:
What were the affects of the Maquiladora factories
along the border?
- Increase in population and industry
- Pollution
- Increase in crime
What mountain range runs down the west coast of South
America?
- Andes
What affects did this mountain range have on European
settlers?
- They were a natural barrier that hindered
the Europeans from getting to the interior
of South America sooner.
What is a common resource that people from any region is
dependent on?
- Water