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Key Terms
Weather and
Climate
Latin
America
Economy and
Resources
Potpourri
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A Little This &
A Little That!
Movement of
people from one
country or region
to another
What is
migration?
These resources were
created over millions
of years ago from
prehistoric plants and
animals
What are
fossil fuels?
When people are
forced to move
from one location
to another
What is
involuntary
migration?
Two examples of this are: 1. In the 1800s, the great potato
famine which forced millions to leave Ireland to find a better
life elsewhere, and many migrated to America.
1. When Nazi Germany systematically exterminated Jews,
gypsies and millions of others, as they advanced through
Europe in the 1930s and early ‘40s.
A source of
information taken
from an original
document, text or
speaker
What is a
primary source?
Coal and natural
gas are examples
of this type of
resource
What are
nonrenewable
resources?
The height of
land above sea
level
What is
elevation?
The condition of
the air and sky
from day to day
What is weather?
Since Canada is
far from the
equator, its
climate tends to
be
What is
very cold?
Canada
Equator
Equator
This will affect
crops grown on
farms in the
Andes
What is
elevation?
Three factors
which affect Latin
America’s climate
What are
Elevation, the
equator and
wind patterns?
North America
and Latin
America are
located in this
hemisphere
What is
the Western
Hemisphere?
The Western Hemisphere
Much of Mexico is a
large, mostly flat area
which rises above
surrounding land
What is a plateau?
Regions which
make up Latin
America
Hint: Latin America does not include
Canada and the United States
Latin America is shown
above, shaded in green.
What are Middle
America (Mexico
and Central
America), the
Caribbean and
South America?
Some farms of Latin
America can only
grow enough to feed
their own family,
which is called?
What is
subsistence
farms?
The home of the
world’s largest
tropical rain forest
What is the
Amazon River
Basin?
Many people in Latin
America leave the rural,
country living. They
move to the city urban
life hoping to find better
paying _ _ _ _
What are
jobs?
The drop in oil prices
in the 1980s probably
helped to convince
Venezuela to do this
to their economy
What is promote
investment in other
industries, (to
diversify)?
A system of
producing,
distributing,
consuming and
owning goods,
services and wealth
What is
Economy?
When a country
depends largely on
one resource or crop
of income, it is
known as this
What is a one
resource
economy?
To reduce their reliance
on one natural resource
or crop, many Latin
American nations have
begun to do this
What is build up
their industries?
The mountain
chain found along
the west coast of
South America
What is the Andes
Mountain Range?
This covers most
of the Earth’s
surface
What is water?
Mountains, plateaus
and plains are
examples of
What are
landforms?
Plateaus
Plains
Mountains
Recently, an increase
in food supply and
better medical care
has done this to the
world’s population
What is
rapidly
increased
the population?
Demographers and
geographers use the
push-pull theory to
explain this movement
of people
What is migration?
The Push-Pull theory used to explain
migration: When people living in a region
find it difficult to live, they feel a push to
move away in search of better paying jobs
or better schools and medical care. The hope
for better living conditions pulls them to a
new location.