GEOG 1001 : Exam 3 Study Guide Fall
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Amazon river spans brazil, peru, colombia and ecuador. Significance of iberian peninsula to latin america, who colonized which areas ocated in the extreme southwest of europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of spain, portugal and andorra, as well as the british overseas territory of gibraltar. El ni o"s warm rush of nutrient-poor water heated by its eastward passage in the. Equatorial current, replaces the cold, nutrient-rich surface water of the humboldt current. When el ni o conditions last for many months, extensive ocean warming and the reduction in easterly trade winds limits upwelling of cold nutrient-rich deep water and its economic impact to local fishing for an international market can be serious. Pre-columbian civilizations and their relationship to their environment, inca, aztec (chinampas), maya. The inca civilization lived high above the clouds, in the mountain ranges of the andes. Mountains, where there is a lack of oxygen in the air.
