Latin America

Question 1

Panama Canal

Answer 1

More money to Panama due to expansion
Expanded to fit larger ships
Allows ships to save time

Question 2

Causes of deforestation in the amazon

Answer 2

Agriculture (Cattle)
crops
Commercial logging

Question 3

chop down small area and burn tree trunks and spread the ashes because they provide nutrients. A few years later the farmer will leave because all the nutrients in the soil have washed away.

Answer 3

slash and burn agriculture

Question 4

Patches of deforestation along roads

Answer 4

Fish bone deforestation

Question 5

Effects of Deforestation on the Global Carbon Cycle

Answer 5

More carbon released in the air because trees are cut down
creates an unbalanced cycle
More greenhouse gasses in the environment

Question 6

Effects of Deforestation on the Hydrologic Cycle

Answer 6

Reduces evaporative cooling that takes place in both the soil and plant life

Question 7

BRIC countries

Answer 7

Brazil, Russia, India, China

Have a lot of natural resources so they can rule the world economically

Question 8

Embargo

Answer 8

an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country