Quiz Flashcards
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the largest river in the Panama Canal’s watershed
Panama river
a major river in South America that flows from the Guiana Highlands to the Atlantic Ocean
Orinoco river
a massive freshwater river system in South America, originating in the Andes Mountains and flowing into the Atlantic Ocean on the northeastern coast of Brazil
Amazon river
a mountain range in South America
Andes
the physical systems and structures that support the economy and daily life of a country, city, or other area
Infrastructure
a type of shifting cultivation that involves clearing and burning land to create temporary fields for farming
Slash and burn
a tropical savanna biome in South America
Cerrado
a method of agriculture that involves carving steps into hills or mountains to create flat platforms for growing crops
Terraced farming
a foreign-owned factory in Mexico that assembles imported parts into products for export
Maquiladora
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), controversial trade pact signed in 1992 that gradually eliminated most tariffs and other trade barriers on products and services passing between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
NAFTA
a man-made waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by cutting through the Isthmus of Panama
Panama Canal
an agreement signed in 1494 between the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal that divided the world in half, establishing a boundary line that ran from the North to South Poles
Treaty of tordesillas
influenced by the history of the festival and the local traditions of each country
Carnival
influenced by the history of the festival and the local traditions of each country
Carnival
an ancient city in the marshes of Lake Texcoco
Tenochititlan
an ancient city in the marshes of Lake Texcoco
Tenochititlan
an indigenous people of South America who lived in the Andes mountains from the 12th to 15th century
Incas
kind of West Indian (originally Trinidadian) music in syncopated African rhythm, typically with words improvisedon a topical theme.
Calypso
small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
Oligarchy
small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
Oligarchy
the deliberate, accidental, or natural removal of trees and forests to make way for other uses
Deforestation
the statutory division of agricultural land and its reallocation to landless people
Land reform
the variety of life on Earth, including all living things and their interactions
Biodiversity
a military or political leader.
Caudillo
