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Latin America Today – Study Guide

·         Where do most people live in Brazil?

·         Where do most people live in Mexico?

·         Where do most people live in Venezuela?

·         How does Brazil’s coast line help it trade with other countries?

·         Why do most people live in urban areas?

·         Why do few people farm in Venezuela?

·         Why are there few farmers in Mexico?

·         Which resources does Venezuela send to Cuba?

·         Why should a country NOT depend on oil’s income?

·         Which country supported Cuba until 1991?

·         Cuba has a much _______________ population than Brazil.

·         Mestizos have ancestors from both ______________________ and _________________.

·         Mulattos have ancestors from both _____________________ and __________________.

·         Which two languages are widely spoken in Latin America?

·         Which language is the official language of Brazil?

·         If someone is literate, this means they can ____________ and _______________.

·         What type of government does Brazil have?

·         What type of government does Mexico have?

·         What type of government does Cuba have?

·         Which of these three countries is the LEAST free?

·         Which country helped Cuba’s leader become communist?

·         What is NAFTA?

·         The Zapatistas did not like NAFTA because of:

·         What does indigenous mean?

·         Which country does Mexico trade with?

·         Give three examples of natural resources.

·         What is population density?

·         What are the three ethnic groups that make up Latin America?

·         What does literacy rate mean?

·         Which ethnic groups do Mestizos come from?

·         Which ethnic groups do Mulattos come from?

·         What does the term urban mean?

·         What does the term rural mean?