Vocabulary (Latin America)

Economy where private business owners make economic decisions. Private enterprises make up the economy

• Command

• Socialism

• Mixed

• Free Enterprise

What killed most of the Native Americans?

• Weapons

• Technology

• Diseases

• Bombs

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• Slaves being transported to Colombia

• widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, the Old World, and West Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries

Mexico City has an elevation of almost 7,500 feet.

This is the 8th highest in the world among the capital cities.

How does the elevation of Mexico City affect its climate?

• The temperature is cooler

• The temperature is warmer

• The temperature is moderate

• The temperature has a lot of sun because it is in the sky.

The Amazon River Basin is an example of a _________________________

• River System

• Political Unit

• Highway system

What effect did the Panama Canal have on goods being shipped?

• It made it cheaper and faster

• It did not affect goods being shipped

• It made it more expensive

Most people in Latin America today are followers of what religion?

• Hindu

• Buddhist

• Roman Catholic

• Judaism

Panama is an example of a __________

• Island

• Isthmus

• Religion

What is cultural diffusion?

• Spreading of cultural beliefs

• Separating of cultural beliefs

In recent years, the migration of Latin America’s people has been affected primarily by⎯

• War

• Gangs

• Poverty