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Final Jeopardy
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Latin American Countries
Borders the United States
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U.S. Regions
Mexico
$200 Question from
Latin American Countries
The United States had not traded
with this Latin American country since 1960.
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Latin American Countries
Cuba
$300 Question from
Latin American Countries
This countries primary
language is Portuguese.
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Latin American Countries
Brazil
$400 Question from
Latin American Countries
This countries canal has shortened shipping
routes between Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
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Latin American Countries
Panama
$500 Question from
Latin American Countries
This country was the ancestral
home of the Inca.
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Latin American Countries
Peru
$100 Question from
Latin America History
The majority of Latin American countries speak
Spanish and practice Roman Catholicism. Why?
$100 Answer from
Latin America History
The colonization of Latin America
by the Spanish.
$200 Question from
Latin America History
Give one effect of the Columbian
Exchange.
$200 Answer from
Latin America History
The spread of ideas, plants, animals, and
disease between New and Old World.
$300 Question from
Latin America History
Individuals of Native American and
European descent where referred to as
what?
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Latin America History
Mestizo
$400 Question from
Latin America History
What did Treaty of Tordesillas
(Line of Demarcation)
accomplish in 1494?
$400 Answer from
Latin America History
It divided the New World between the
Portuguese and Spanish Empires.
$500 Question from
Latin America History
Native American & Slaves
Peninsulares
Mulattos
Creoles
Mestizos
Place the groups in the correct order in the social
hierarchy established during European colonization
of Latin America.
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Latin America History
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Physical Geography
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Physical Geography
Amazon River
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Physical Geography
These mountains run
along the western coast
of South America.
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Physical Geography
Andes Mountains
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Physical Geography
This area encompasses
the rainforests of Latin
America.
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Physical Geography
Amazon River Basin
$400 Question from
Physical Geography
This is the highest
navigable lake in the
world and largest lake
in South America.
$400 Answer from
Physical Geography
Lake Titicaca
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Physical Geography
This is connects the Atlantic Ocean to the
Pacific Ocean.
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Physical Geography
Panama Canal
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Economics & Political
What do we know about Honduras by
its population pyramid?
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Economics & Political
Some logical conclusion include:
•Population will grow rapidly
•Country is not fully developed
•High Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
•Lack of access to proper healthcare
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Economics & Political
Where would you most likely find this type of
housing in Latin America?
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Economics & Political
Along outskirts of large urban areas
like Rio De Janiero, Brazil.
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Economics & Political
Give one factor that has led to
immigration from Latin America to
the United States.
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Economics & Political
The search for
better economic
opportunities.
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Economics & Political
Give one economic challenge that is
keeping Latin American industry
from developing faster.
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Economics & Political
Industry isn’t developing because of:
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Lack of capital
No skilled workers
Poor transportation systems
Not enough energy resources
Unstable governments
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Economics & Political
What has occurred as a result of the
North American Federation Trade
Agreement (NAFTA)?
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Economics & Political
Increase in trade between United
States, Canada, and Mexico.
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Vocabulary
A term for a slum in Brazil, most often
within urban areas.
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Vocabulary
Favela
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Vocabulary
Individual locally born with foreign
ancestry.
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Vocabulary
Creoles
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Vocabulary
The removal of a forest or stand of trees
where the land is converted to a non-forest
use like farming.
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Vocabulary
Deforestation
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Vocabulary
Farming method that uses “steps” that are
built into the side of a mountain or hill.
On each level, various crops are planted
and when it rains, instead of washing
away all nutrients in the soil, they are
carried down to next level.
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Vocabulary
Terrace farming
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Vocabulary
A method of agriculture where existing
vegetation is cut down and burned off.
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Vocabulary
Slash and Burn
Final Jeopardy
What are the region
of Latin America?
Final Jeopardy Answer
1.Mexico
2.Central America
3.South America
4.The Caribbean