GEOG 210 Midterm: Latin America & Asia -- Test 2.word
2 Dec 2016
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Rio bravo del norte (rio grande in america) Many parts have almost no latin culture, if any. Indigenous (native american), spanish, portuguese, french, english, usa, chi- nese, japanese, dutch, african, arab. Brazil: 194 million; mexico: 118 million; st. kitts-nevis: 50,000. Brazil: 3,300,154 sq miles; honduras: 43,278; grenada: 151. Un: literacy, life expectancy, education, standards of living. Most of latin america in the middle range of human development index. Snow covered mountains and tropical beaches in the same country. Migration from asia through alaska 20,000-100,000 years ago. Terms to describe level of advancement in: architecture, arts, science, etc. Beginning of the world: august 13, 3114 bc. Only culture group in new world with true writing and history. Ecological problems: decline in food production and warfare over re- Migration into highlands of guatemala and southern mexico. Conquered peoples paid tribute (tax for being conquered) Quecha: official language & is still widely spoken. South columbia to central chile: 2800 miles long.
