1. Issues in modern Latin America
Unit 3 Day 8
Chapter 10 Section 5

2. Losing the rainforests
Farming vs discovery
Need for timber is great
Biodiversity - wide range of plant and animal species
Nearly 50 million acres were destroyed EVERY YEAR
New discoveries of plants and animal species
Have to compete with timber farming and crop farming
Many natives clear the rainforest not realizing that the soil is not very fertile
Every day, some 80,000 acres of tropical rainforests are cleared, and another equivalent amount is degraded.
Cures for childhood diseases and curing hypertension just to name a few cures.

3. Impact of deforestation
Global warming - less carbon dioxide taken out of atmosphere leads to rising temps
Destroying advancements
Difficult to balance economy and preserving the rainforest
Debt for nature swap - paying off Latin American debt to preserve parts of rainforests
Successful in Bolivia

5. Gaining the right to vote
Shown little support of democratic rule until recently
Junta - harsh government run by generals
Caudillo - military dictator or political boss (sometimes elected)
Used corruption, greed, & wealth to maintain power
Reform and educating the voters
Land reform gives land to peasants
30,000 missing from Argentina in the 1970’s and 1980’s
Caudillo was sometimes elected by the people! Used corruption, greed and wealth to maintain power.
Juan Peron in Argentina.

6. The 33 Chilean Miners
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