Unit 3: Latin America

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Latin America includes all regions except North America.

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North America

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Amazon Rainforest characteristics: Rains daily, diverse species, varied vegetation.

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Cool, dry winters.

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El Nino causes weather patterns such as:

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Rain on the western coast of South America

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Countries in South America impacted by earthquakes from the Ring of Fire:

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Peru and Chile

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Impacts of Andes Mountains EXCEPT:

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increased infrastructure for travel

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Low population density in Latin America due to physical features, EXCEPT:

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Amazon River

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Best shown in the picture:

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Deforestation

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Indicators of low living standards include low life expectancy, low literacy rates, and low GDP.

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Low birth rates.

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Population density in Latin America:

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High in the Sierra Madre Mountains.

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NAFTA is an example of

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economic cooperation