1. Latin America Economic Characteristics www.latinlink.com

2. What is the range of GDP per capita in the Latin American countries? Haiti $1,846 Honduras $4,849 Ecuador $11,839 Peru $12, 638 Argentina $21,934 Chile $24,170 insightsur.com

3. What are some of the principle exports of Latin American countries?

4. What does the phrase “disparity of income distribution” mean? There are MANY POOR but FEW RICH http://en.mercopress.com/

5. Latin American countries are some of the most unequal in the world when it comes to disparity of income distribution. Which countries are the most unequal? Honduras & Guatemala in Central America Bolivia & Colombia in South America

6. Name 3 types of agriculture commonly found in the Latin American region. 1. Subsistence Farming

7. Name 3 types of agriculture commonly found in the Latin American region. 2. Slash-and- Burn Agriculture

8. Name 3 types of agriculture commonly found in the Latin American region. 3. Plantation Agriculture

9. What is an HACIENDA? A ranch or large farm

10. What are GAUCHOS? South American Cowboys

11. Name three Latin American countries that are rich in oil resources? Mexico, Ecuador & Venezuela

12. Which Latin American country is known for its production of COPPER?

14. What is one environmental challenge facing the people in the Amazon River Basin? Deforestation (Destruction of the Rain Forest)

15. Why are people cutting down trees in the Amazon rain forest? Roads Agriculture Lumber

16. What is a major environmental challenge facing the people of Haiti? Deforestation

17. What is a major environmental challenge facing the people of Mexico City? Heavy smog, pollution

18. What is “Tratado de Libre Comerico de America del Norte”? The Spanish way to say NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

19. What countries are part of the NAFTA agreement?