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Latin America Economics Land Use Farming, Ranching, Herding, Forestry Resources Gold, silver, Copper, Iron Oil, Natural Gas Key exports-sugarcane, bananas, oranges, mangoes, coffee NAFTA-Mexico Social Language Spanish Portuguese French Population-apprx. 562 M Mixed Culture Mestizo. European/Americn Indian Mulatto-European/African

Latin America Political Natural Environment Colonialism Spans the Western, Northern and Southern Hemisphere Spanish conquest in 16 th century Independence Oligarchy-ruled by few Caudillo-military dictator Democracy struggles due to lack of political, economic and land reforms Rainforest-Amazon Savana-Brazil, Columbia, Argentina Semi. Arid-Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina Desert-N. Chile, Argentina, N. Mexico, Peru Highlands-Mountains of Mexico and South America

Mapping Latin America Mexico Political Middle America Physical Andes Mountains Brazilian Highlands Guatemala Sierra Madre Occidental Belize Sierra Madre Oriental El Salvador Amazon Basin Nicaragua Amazon R. Costa Rica Panama Puerto Rico Negro R. Parana R. Rio de la Plata Patagonia Greater Antilles Atacama Desert Lesser Antilles Cape Horn Cuba Isthmus of Panama All countries of South America Baja California All Oceans, gulfs and seas Yucatan Peninsula