GEOG 1001 Chapter : Ch 4 Notes Latin America
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Why latin america: spanish and portuguese- latin derivatives, romance languages, during french control of mexico, based on latin. Spanish america, spain"s colonial legacy, used since mid-20th century: ibero-america, spain and portugal"s colonial legacy, used since mid-20th century, iberian peninsula in europe (spain and portugal) Plant domestication: andes-south america, cashew, cayenne, coca, cocoa, pineapple, potato, rubber, tobacco, mexico/central america, avocado, maize/corn, sweet potatoes, squash, tomato, vanilla. Pre-columbian civilizations: maya (southern mexico, guatemala, belize, el salvador, honduras, aztecs (central mexico) Inca (peru, ecuador, bolivia, chile, argentina: altun ha, belize 200-900 a. d, yucatan peninsula, 600 b. c. -a. d. 800, slash and burn/swidden, deposits nutrients back into the soil, between 500 and 1000, major cities were abandoned for three reasons, 1. Clearing forests linked to climate change: there are still maya living today in certain areas, 6 million still around. We are not myths of the past or ruins of the jungle or zoos.
