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Latin America525 Million
Mexico112 Million
LanguageSpanish and Portugese (derived from Latin)
ReligionChristianity (88% is Roman Catholic)
Rural vs. UrbanCountries with high urban populations (Brazil,
Argentina, Venezuela) are wealthier- higher GDP- than rural countries (Haiti, Belize, Guyana).
Democracy is spreading in all of Latin America after years of Spanish oligarchy’s (rule by a small group)
Amazon River & River Basin 7 million cubic feet per second (largest river in world in terms of water)
Amazon Rainforest is biggest in world (2 million square acres)
Andes Mountains 5,000 miles long
Shift to democracy also bringing shift to free-market economies
Region is global leader in exports of raw materials
GoldSilverIronCopperAluminumTinLeadNickel
Mexico City-18 million, 2nd largest in
world
Sao Paolo- 17 million, 4th largest in
world
Buenos AiresRio de JaneiroLimaBogota
Mexico
Brazil
ArgentinaBrazilPeruColombia
1) Rain Forest Resources & Preservation
2) Reforming Democracy
3) Large Income Gap between Rich and Poor
Mexico City is built on top of the ancient ruins of Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, which was one of the world’s largest cities in the 1500’s.
The southern tip of South America is the shortest distance to Antarctica in the world
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