Latin America Flashcards
(45 cards)
Central America
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Belize, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama
Middle America
Mexico including Baja, Central America, and Caribbean Islands
Central America countries that don’t touch both seas/oceans
Belize and El Salvador
Greater Antilles
Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico
Lesser Antilles
Leeward Islands and Windward Islands
Reasons for underdevelopment
Civil unrest, ruthless leadership, and industrial world exploitation
Aztec domain
Mexico City and high plateau areas
Maya domain
Yucatan peninsula lowlands
Inca domain
Andes Mountains
Mulatto
African + White European
Mestizo
Native Indian + White European
Zambo
African + Native Indian
Mexican
Mestizo + Mestizo
Mainland / hacienda
In interior around highlands; agriculture for local consumption, year round
Rimland / plantation
Humid tropical lowland areas; agriculture for export, seasonal
Caribbean Islands
Poverty, dense population. Less advanced. Deforestation and poor agriculture. Tourism
Mexico City
20% of Mexico’s population. Tenochtitlan-Aztec. Bad air pollution
Vertical agriculture
Tierra Helada (permanently frozen) Puna (tree line, grazing) Tierra Fria (potatoes, barley, wheat) Tierra Templada (coffee, corn, tobacco, wheat) Tierra Caliente (tropical agriculture)
Guatemala
Ancient Mayans. Coffee and cotton. 45% native Indian
Belize
Half African Mulatto. Sugar, fishing, tourism. Only touches Caribbean Sea
Honduras
90% mestizo. Coffee, bananas, lumber, sugar
El Salvador
Volcanoes. Deforestation, substinence. Only touches Pacific Ocean
Nicaragua
Civil war ended in 1990; still has problems
Costa Rica
No standing army. Tourism. San Jose is westernized. High standard of living. Coffee, bananas, beef, sugar
