GEOG 1001 Chapter : Latin America
Document Summary
Latin america: latin america coined by french, spanish & portuguese - latin derivatives, romance language. Why latin america: spanish america, spain"s colonial legacy, used since mid-20th century, ibero-america, spain & portugal"s colonial legacy, used since mid-20th century, iberian peninsula spain and portugal. City has sunk 30 feet because of pumping from aquifer. 1 in 10 of world"s species live here: species-rich. Iv: temperature-altitude zones, tierra caliente: hot; tropical rain forests thrive; up to 3000 feet, bananas, sugarcane, cacao, pineapples, lowlands, tierra templada: temperate; year round spring like climate; 3000-6500 feet. Had large numbers of indigenous peoples in past. Later europeans were attracted to this later: tierra fria: cool; midlatitude crops; population centers; 6500-12,000 feet. Potatoes, onions, carrots: tierra helada: frozen; some cultivation; snow and glaciers; above 12,000 feet. Human environment interactions: maya (southern mexico, guatemala, belize, el salvador, honduras, aztecs (central mexico, inca (peru, ecuador, bolivia, chile, argentina, maya.
