1. What you need to know for the 3rd Nine Weeks SS QPA
Geography
Economics
Government
History & Culture

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4. Bolivia

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6. Brazil

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8. Colombia

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10. Haiti

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12. Cuba

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14. Mexico

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16. Panama

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18. Venezuela

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20. Amazon River

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22. Caribbean Sea

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24. Gulf of Mexico

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26. Pacific Ocean

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28. Panama Canal

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30. Andes Mountains

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32. Sierra Madre Mountains

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34. Atacama Desert

35. Latin America: air pollution in Mexico city
Causes: Mexico City is over-crowded, there are thousands of factories and over 3 million cars, geography of the city (Mexico City lies in a bowl-shaped valley that traps air pollution)
Impacts: The air is bad, hazy pollution, smog, people have breathing problems

36. Latin America: Deforestation in the Amazon
Causes: People can get money by clearing the forest and selling the timber, they use chain saws and bulldozers to clear large areas of the rain forest
Impacts:
Negative: loss of homes for animals, less oxygen

37. Latin America: Oil pollution in Venezuela
Causes: Venezuela is one of the largest producers of oil in the world and the money from oil sales accounts for about half the money received by the government of Venezuela
Impacts: The water is polluted
because of oil spills and
tanker leaks,
fisherman suffer, health
problems occur, the
environment suffers

38. Latin America: Where do most Latin Americans live
Most people in Latin America live along the coast because it promotes trade with other countries and allows easy access for trade
Mexico – people live in the big cities for jobs
Venezuela – along the coast
because that’s where the
jobs are
Brazil – 80 percent of the
population live along the
coast of the Atlantic Ocean

39. Economies: Command
Government planning groups make the basic economic decisions
The government determines such things as which goods and services to produce, the prices, and wage rates
Individuals and corporations do not own businesses or farms themselves
Cuba is a country that has a centralized command economy
Cuba’s government owns all factories and most farms

40. Economies: Market
In a market economy decisions are guided by changes in prices that occur between individual buyers and sellers in the marketplace
Each business or farm decides what it wants to produce
Mexico and Canada are examples of countries with a market economy – individuals and corporations own most of the businesses and farms, the government provides some laws to make sure that businesses run smoothly and fairly

41. Economics: Traditional
The customs and habits of the past are used to decide what and how goods will be produced, distributed, and consumed

42. Economics: Specialization
The division of labor, work is divided into parts for workers, factories, or countries to become expert at producing certain goods
When specialization occurs, factories can produce more goods in less time for less money

43. Economics: NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
This agreement took away all tariffs on goods traded among the three countries (Canada, USA, and Mexico)
A large free trade zone would lead to an increase in trade among the three countries
Many people feared NAFTA because companies would move their factories to Mexico because labor costs were lower there resulting in a loss of jobs for Americans

44. Government: Brazil The government of Brazil is a federal government
Power is divided between the central government and the state and local governments
Brazil is a presidential democracy
The citizens elect the president
There are many political parties

45. Government: Mexico
The government of Mexico is a federal government (power is divided between central and state governments)
Power is divided between the central government and the state and local governments
Mexico is a presidential democracy
The citizens elect the
president
There are many political parties

46. Government: Cuba Unitary Government
Power is held by a strong central government
Communist dictatorship
Citizens have few freedoms
Only one legal political party
The head of the government has unlimited power

47. History: Latin America
The Spanish and the Portuguese conquered the indigenous people of Latin America and spread their language and religion
Portuguese is the official language of Brazil because Portugal ruled Brazil from the 1500’s until 1822

48. Advantages the Spanish had over the Native Americans
CAM
PIA
HAWD
Advantages the Spanish had over the Native Americans
Pizarro
Cortez H O R S E
W A
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P O
O R N S A T H U L P M O N T E Z U A I N C A A Z T E C
DISEASES

49. Columbian Exchange Exchange of goods from old world to new world
Impact on Indigenous Population: (HAWD) Europeans had better weapons and armor that were no match for the natives, Europeans brought over diseases that killed off most of the natives (Native Americans had no natural resistance to European diseases)
Agricultural change: changed the use of the land, land was used for more farming because of the new crops brought over by the Europeans
Introduction of the horse: helped travel, trade, and hunting

50. Toussaint L’Ouverture
Black slaves in the French Caribbean colony of Saint- Dominique rebelled against their white masters in
A gifted and educated slave named Toussaint L’Ouverture became their leader.
He declared himself ruler of the region and freed all slaves.
I1802, French troops arrive to reestablish control of the island. They arrest L’Ouverture and put him in a prison in France, where he eventually dies.
The Haitian revolution is the only time in history that African slaves successfully rose up to overthrow their European captors.

51. History: Cuba
Before the 1950s, American companies owned a large amount of land in Cuba
In the late 1950s Fidel Castro became dictator and created a communist country
Castro declared that all property that belonged to the Americans now belonged to the Cuban government
All farms, factories, and businesses owned by Cubans also became government property
Because of the harsh events by the Cuban government, the US placed an embargo on all Cuban goods
The Soviet Union became friends and allies with Cuba
Because of the harsh conditions of the communist government, many Cubans try to escape Cuba and enter the United States

52. 1994-1996 Southern Mexico Fighting for the rights of the Chiapas
Zapatistas
Years
Location in
Latin America
Southern Mexico
Causes & Issues
Fighting for the rights of the Chiapas
Wanted land (Land reform)
Wanted education & healthcare
Wanted to be treated equal
Wanted their voice to be heard
Wanted Respect
Wanted out of poverty
Impact on
Chiapas have formed their own self-governing communities that include healthcare and education programs and small-scale cooperatives

53. Good Luck!
This is your LAST QPA this year!!!