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World Regional Geography: The New Global Order Update, 2/e
Michael Bradshaw, College of St. Mark and John

Latin America

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1

Some of the world's are found along the western coast of Ecuador, Peru, and northern Chile.
2

, , and are the three cordilleras that the Andes spread out into in Columbia.
3

Latin America differs from Anglo America in regards to its and its .
4

Brazil was a colony of .
5

Cities throughout Latin America are growing rapidly because of migration.
6

The colonial period in Latin America left a legacy of underdevelopment because it scarcely moved beyond mining and .
7

are when people takeover unused land and build their shacks without water, electricity, and sewage disposal.
8

The Bolivian program of economic reform is based on the concept of rather than privatization.
9

, occupying part of Hispaniola, is the poorest country in the Americas.
10

Latin America's largest gold mine is located in the country of .
11

Cutting and burning in the Amazon rainforest led to ecologic concerns of and .
12

was the most important product of the West Indies during colonial times.
13

Bolivia, Columbia, and Peru are the leading producers in the world of .
14

Riches of the led to Spanish invasions of Mexico in 1519 and 1520.
15

has been termed the "capital" of Latin America.