Stuff that makes Latin American countries unique Flashcards

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Mexico

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This nations capital is very polluted because the mountains hold it in

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Mexico

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This nations cities revolve around big plazas

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Mexico

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In this nation many foreign companies have built maquiladoras, these are a place where the parts are from other places but they where build it there

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Guatemala

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During the late 1990’s this nation had a civil war for control of land

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5
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Costa Rica

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There has not been a war in this nation since the early 1800’s

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6
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Panama

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This nation has a very large canal so that ships don’t have to go all the way around Central America

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7
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Cuba

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This nation has had the same leader for the past fifty years

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8
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Haiti

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This nations income is mostly from remittances

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9
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Puerto Rica

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This nation is a common wealth of the US

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10
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Brazil

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This county has the largest population in South America

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Brazil

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This country mostly uses sugarcane instead of gasoline

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12
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Argentina

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In this county, 85% of people living there are European decent

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Argentina

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This nation is in dept to foreign banks because they borrowed a lot of money, but they did not pay it back

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14
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Venezuela

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This county is one of the leaders in the world for gas and oil

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15
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Venezuela

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This county’s old president promised to use oil and gas to make this county rich

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16
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Colombia

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In this county 80% percent of people live in valleys and highland plateaus

17
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Colombia

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This county’s main export is coffee

18
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Chile

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This county is a major producer of copper

19
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Chile

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This county is famous for its wine