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Why are most major cities located around water?

• Industries grew around easy access to imports/exports.

• People like to go to the beach.

• Water is a natural barrier from enemies during times of War.

• They have access to water for their farms.

Countries that have a history of colonization are often...

• located near water

• multicultural

• part of the columbian exchange

• currently run by a dictator

The United States and Canada have a...

• constitutional monarchy

• limited governemnt

• unlimited government

• oligarchy

An example of human-environment interaction in Latin America is

• electing leaders that enforce the free enterprise system

• cutting down trees to make land for cattle ranching

• speaking both Spanish and their Indigenous languages

• celebrating Catholic holidays

What is an example of economic interdependence?

• Canada depending on the US for wheat and the US depending on Canada for timber.

• The United States enforning the trade embargo with Cuba

• The United States taxing imports from China

• the United States borrowing money from Japan

What is a lasting effect of colonization of the United states and Canada?

• Both countries still have strong ties with Italy and Spain

• Both countries have long-standing trade agreements with England

• Oil is a major export for both coutries

• Most of the United States and Canada speak English and practice Christianity.

Why did the United States enforce the trade embargo against Cuba in 1962?

• Cuba went to war with Span

• Cuba places high tariffs (taxes) on US imports to Cuba.

• Cuba became a communist country.

• Cuba banned all tourists from the United States from visiting.

Why do people speak French in Haiti?

• There is a large French-Canadian population

• It was colonized by the French

• The Haitian school system requires students learn two languages.

• Haitians like French food and culture

Why is it often expensive to import/export and trade with islands such as Puerto Rico and Haiti?

• The United States puts high tariffs on trade with all islands

• They are islands, so everything must be shipped by boat/they are harder to get to.

• Island currency (money) has a higher value that the US dollar

• Islands prefer to use their own goods and not import/export

What mountain range runs through Chile and Peru?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Mount Kilimanjaro