GEOG 2RW3 Study Guide - Fall 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Winnipeg, Weathering, Venezuela
29 Mar 2019
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Juan de fuca plate: subduction, earthquakes and volcanoes, dozens of active" volcanoes, mt. Indigenous settlement of north america: thinking mostly of human (cultural) characteristics, what sub-regions can we identify in north america, first human inhabitants, cultural adaptation. Immigration to north america: waves of immigrants from europe, culture, economy, and political systems, canada vs. u. s, the north american economy, primary activities, secondary activities, tertiary activities, services. Latin america & the caribbean i & ii. Indigenous settlement of the americas: recall: bering land bridge, ~50-100 m (c. 1500) Indigenous settlement of the americas: recall: bering land bridge, settlement: c. 10,000 ya, hunting/gathering vs. agricultural (& urban) society, key groups. & france) independence from colonial rule in 1800s (e. g. brazil, chile, Import substitution led to development of a manufacturing sector: supranational organizations (i. e. nafta, mercosur): shifted others towards industrialization, maquiladoras: export processing zone. Industrialization and maquiladoras: the u. s. influence in latin american politics, drugs and the drug trade, housing the poor.
