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What's Brazil's relationship to Portugal?

Portugal colonized Brazil, which is why they speak Portuguese

What's the purpose of the Panama Canal?

Made travel and trade easier

What 2 factors made Haiti poor?

No tourism because of disease and conflict & earthquakes

What did people think about Pres. Roosevelt's role in the Panama Canal?

People thought his actions were unfair and he stole the land from Colombia.

Name 3 negatives of deforestation

loss of animal homes, animal extinction, climate warming, soil erosion, flooding, loss of indigenous land

The main line of longitude is called:

Prime Meridian

What 2 continents are the New World?

North and South America

Name 3 positives of deforestation

grazing land, agricultural land, increases urbanization, room for development, lumber

Which mountain range is on the right in Mexico?

Sierra Madre Oriental

What is Venezuela's main export?

Oil/petroleum

Name two important things that the rainforest does for the Earth and the people

Plants can be used as medicine, trees produce oxygen, it's home to millions of people

What 3 continents are the Old World?

Europe, Africa, Asia

The main line of latitude is called:

Equator

Mexico's government has been stable or unstable in the past?

unstable

These are causes of what? Feared losing commercial benefits, wanted to be independent, worried Nicaragua would make the deal.

Causes of the Panamanian Revolution

Name the 4 countries in between Mexico and Colombia

Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

What changed the Native Americans way of life?

the horse

What is the name of the biggest of the island countries in the Caribbean Sea?

Cuba

What is Brazil's main export?

timber/wood

What is the name of the big city in Mexico that is to the left (west) of the Gulf of Mexico?

Mexico City

Name 2 ways the Columbian Exchange affected the Old World?

Europe became wealthier, longer life expectancy, population increased