GEO 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Language Geography, Creole Language, Urban Geography
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Main physical features what are the three defining features of middle. The three defining features are coasts, mountains, and tropical climate (forests). Forests and tropical forests are the main type of vegetation, everywhere but central eastern mexico. French, english (in belize, certain places in caribbean like bahamas); native. American (spoken in southern mexico and central america), and creole languages (found predominantly in the caribbean). One is the caribbean and one is the mainland. The mainland has a lot more influence of native american languages. Day of the dead takes elements of native american and put it into catholicism. Central america/mexico has christianity combining with older native american beliefs. Mexico used to have texas and california in its borders. Some countries in caribbean and central america (bahamas, trinidad) are higher income areas. Native american population in mexico is the poor area. Where europeans are it is the wealthier area of mexico.
