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Unit 7 Review: Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies
Which ancient people were
conquered by the Spanish &
continue to influence Mexico? They are also
represented on Mexico's flag.
Which 2 countries cleared about
the same amount of land each year
between 2000 and 2005.
Mexico and Cuba are located along which
line of latitude?
The migration of people from rural to
urban areas of the West Indies has
resulted in what happening in the cities?
What geographic factors are responsible
for the development of tourism
by cruise ships?
What can the influence of African culture
found in the West Indies be traced
back to?
Why is Panama called the
"Crossroads of the World"?
What is one way people in the
West Indies adapted to their
physical environment?
Many Native Americans died after the
invasion by Spain. This lack of labor
created what issue?
What is the contrast of free enterprise
and communist economies in Mexico,
Central America, and the West Indies?
In Cuba, what is the largest source of
employment?
Answer:
The Aztecs
Answer:
Mexico and Bolivia
Answer:
The Tropic of Cancer
Answer:
overcrowding and a
growth of poor sections in the city
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Easy access to ports due to
large bodies of water
Answer:
African slaves were brought to the
Caribbean to work on plantations
Answer:
The Panama Canal
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by wearing light-weight
loose-fitting clothing
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Slaves to be brought in from Africa
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Central America farmers have small
subsistence farms or work on large
privately owned plantations while
Cubans work on farms and in factories
owned by the Cuban government
Answer:
The Government
In Cuba, are people allowed to make
speeches and write news articles?
In limited government, what is the
most important value of society?
In Caribbean countries, how did the
economic recession of 2009, affect them?
Which invention from Mexico changed
life for people all over the world?
Does human rights abuse occur in limited
or unlimited forms of government?
Answer:
Speeches and journalism are only allowed
if they conform to the aims of the socialist
society (agree with government)
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Freedom of the individual
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Negatively; they had a decrease
in GDP per capita
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Color Television
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in both limited and unlimited government