An assessment of the Apex sections concerning Latin America.
Asia
Africa
Central America
The United States of America
20
30
13
9
300
240
415
999
One-third
One-fourth
Half
100%
Tennis
Fútbol (Soccer)
Baseball
Auto racing
Desert
Rain forest
Arid, dry climate
Mountain ranges
Inflation
A large middle class
Equal access to resources
High unemployment rates
Largest, most-populated country in South America; natives speak Portuguese
Economy dominated by petroleum, has the largest oil reserves in the Western Hemisphere
Plays a crucial role in world trade and has become a regional financial center
About 90 percent of the population is of white European ancestry
One of the largest waterfall systems in the world
Important shipping location
A major transportation river route through Colombia and Venezuela
Largest rain forest in the world
Location of an important canal
Longest mountain range in South America
Lost city of the Inca empire
The agricultural region Argentina's economy depends on
Great Britain
Portuguese
Netherlands
Spain
Spain got the majority of the continent; Portugal got the west coast (Brazil)
Portugal received no land
Spain got the east coast of Brazil then moved over the centuries to take over what became modern Brazil.
Portugal got the souther part; Spain got the north
A treaty between the Inca and Francisco Pizarro
An agreement that split South America between Spain and Portugal
An agreement by the pope to allow missionaries in South America
A treaty to protect native populations from slavery
Spanish and Dutch
Portuguese and Greek
Spanish and Portuguese
Portuguese and French
Argentina has had repeated problems with inflation
So-called banana republics have corrupt governments
The Inca controlled the west coast of South America
The people of Columbia speak Spanish and the people of Brazil speak Portuguese
Most indigenous tribes in the Amazon rain forest want to be left alone.
Many Brazilians live in the United States.
Central America has a high population density.
Most South Americans are Roman Catholic.
1400s
1500s
1800s
2000s
Increase trade restrictions in the Americas
Decrease trade restrictions in the Americas to increase trade
Unify South America against the United States
Increase North America's domination over South America
Along the Amazon River
In the North
Along the coasts
In the mountains
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
Pope Pius II
Mr. Staley IV
Inca
Conquistadores
Aztec
Portugueses
Pope Pius II
Atahulpa
King Ferdinand
Moctezuma II
They had superior technology and weapons
They were very understanding in terms of different cultures
Many natives viewed them as gods and assisted them
Both A and C
Machu Picchu
Tenochtitlan
Peru
Brazil
Francisco Pizarro
Moctezuma II
Pope Pius
Mr Staley
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