LATIN AMERICA Economic Characteristics In these notes Amazon

LATIN AMERICA Economic Characteristics In these notes!!!

Amazon River!!!! World’s Largest River!!!!! Found in the Amazon Rain Forest. Nile River World’s Longest River!!!!!!! Found in Egypt.

Amazon Rain Forest The Brazilian name for the rainforest: SELVA #21 on Chapter 9 HW It is being cut down at an alarming rate! due to … DEFORESTATION!

Venezuela Oil in: Mexico Ecuador

Copper in CHILE Atacama Desert

Venezuela Brazil

Industry accounts for only a small part of the GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT! GDP = the total value of goods & services produced in a country in a year.

Hacienda – large farming/ranching estate

#5 on Chapter 9 Homework SUBSISTENCE FARMING Growing just enough food for themselves and their families.

Farming is practiced by carving steps out of the mountains. This is called TERRACING! Common in the ANDES MTS.

In the rainforest areas, poor farmers are cutting down the forests (deforestation) and burning off the vegetation. This is called SLASH and BURN!

Unfortunately, the soil is not very FERTILE and farmers are usually able to farm a piece of land for only a few years before moving to another location and starting the process all over!

Many large companies own land have huge farms known as PLANTATIONS. This is known as PLANTATION agriculture. #6 on Homework Chapter 9 These types of farms grow CASH crops to be sold for profit. Sugar cane plantation

Examples of Cash Crops in Latin America: Coffee Cacao – used to make chocolate Sugar Cane Sugar cane plantation

Or the Pampas of Argentina…. where the best beef cattle in the world is raised!! We’re usually found in grassland ranches…like the Llanos in Venezuela Latin American Cowboys are called Gauchos #29 on Homework! Chapter 9 HW! Llanos Watch the video below! https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=l 7 K ovw. Mi. HJ 4 Pampas

PANAMA CANAL Pacific Ocean Connects Atlantic Ocean Click link below to cruise through the canal in 5 minutes! https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=sh. Wrzv. NGLdw

In Mexico, many people are migrating to MEXICO CITY (URBANIZATION). They are looking for better places to live, better education, better health care.

Unfortunately, most end up living in SHANTYTOWNS on the outskirts of large MEGACITIES.

MEGACITIES = cities with a population over 10 million. Examples: Mexico City, Mexico Sao Paolo, Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina

Favela is the Portuguese#23 on Homework! Chapter 9 HW! word for shantytown.

Favela is the Portuguese #23 on Homework! word for shantytown. Chapter 9 HW! https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=k. GXj. NCGi. EVw

Mexico City’s major pollution problem? ? ? SMOG!!!!

Economic Alliance #8 on Homework! Chapter 9 HW! NAFTA US, CANADA, & MEXICO

Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro To Brasilia

In Mexico, many community residents operate communally owned farms known as. . . EJIDOS

Economic/Political Notes should be complete! Go get you’re A to Z Folder and add these words: Megacity – most of you have this already Shantytown – Favela -

Most of you have this word in A to Z. If you don’t, go ahead and add it now!