Latin America Study Guide Flashcards
(35 cards)
What are llanos?
A tree less grassy plain in Columbia and Venezuela
What is a Tierra Fria?
6,000-12000; cold land; potatoes barely grow
What does indigenous mean?
People descended from an areas first inhabitance; native
What is hydroelectric power?
Energy from power
What is an altiplano?
high plain in Peru and Bolivia; Andes encircle it
What is a canopy?
Rainforest or dense layer of leaf
What is a dialect?
The way something is spoken
What is a Patois?
A dialect that blends European, African and English
What is a megacity?
A city with more than 10 million people
What is urbanization?
Migration of people from the country into the city
What is a cordillera?
Several ranges that run parallel to one another
What are Pampas?
A place for cattle to graze in Columbia and Venezuela
What is a Tierra caliente?
Hot land; 2,500
What is a Tierra templada?
Temperate land; 2,500-600; has evergreens
What is a mestizo?
The blend of European and Native American
What are shantytowns?
Makeshift communities
What is a campesino?
A peasant farmer
What did the Columbian Exchange involve? (what was traded and spread?)
It involved Europe, Africa and Americans. They transported plants, animals, and diseases
The Europeans who claimed parts of the Americas for Spain were called?
Conquistadors
Who was Simon Bolivar?
A Venezuelan military and political leader who led the countries Venezuela, Bolivia, Columbia and Ecuador to be their own countries
Mexicos Sierra Madre mountain ranges surrounds this densely populated area of Mexico… what is it?
Mexican Plateau-mid climate and fertile soil
This is South Americas largest lake and contains some of Venezuelas most important oil fields…what is it?
Lake Maracaibo
What river forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States?
The Rio Grande
A(n)—– is a place where an ocean tide meets a river current
Estuary
