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Life and Work in Latin America

• SS6G3 The student explain the impact of location,
  climate, distribution of natural resources, and
  population distribution on Latin America and the
  Caribbean.
• Compare how the location, climate, and natural
  resources of Mexico and Venezuela affect where
  people live and how they trade.
• Compare how the location, climate, and natural
  resources of Brazil and Cuba affect where people
  live and how they trade.

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Where Do You Live?

• Our daily lives are affected by where we live.
  The location of our country, the climate, and our
  natural resources make an impact on our lifestyle
  and the jobs we hold.
• All of the above also affects our countrys
  trading partners.

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Mexico

• Mexico is a land of varying geography and
  climate.
• The capital city, Mexico City, is located on a
  plateau. This is where most of the population
  lives.
• Mexico City is one of the largest metropolitan
  areas in the world.

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Working in Mexico

• The location, climate, and natural resources
  determines where the citizens of Mexico live and
  work.
• Only 12 of Mexicos land is arable ( fit for
  farming), but where they do farm they are able to
  be very productive.
• Crops coffee, tobacco, cotton, fruits, and
  vegetables.

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Working in Mexico

• About 75 of Mexicans live in urban (cities)
  areas. They moved there to find employment in
  factories.
• Maquiladoras are foreign owned factories located
  on the border of Mexico and the United States.
  Their workers take parts and assemble them into
  marketable products.
• Tourism is very important to Mexicos economy.
  Resort towns like Cancun and Acapulco support a
  thriving tourist industry.

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Mexicos Natural Resources

• Silver, copper, lead, iron and oil
• Mexicos most valuable natural resource is
  oil/petroleum.
• Petroleum is drilled along the coast of the
  Gulf of Mexico.

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Venezuela

• Venezuelas geography places a role in its varied
  climate.
• Most of Venezuela is hot and humid, but as you
  travel higher into the mountains the temperatures
  cool off.
• May November is Venezuelas rainy season.
• Most Venezuelans live in cities along the coast
  of the Caribbean Sea and in the nearby mountains.
  
• The capital city is Caracas. Many people moved
  there to find jobs.

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Venezuelas Economy

• Venezuelas economy is supported by oil. Rich
  deposits of oil/petroleum are found near Lake
  Maracaibo and in the plains of the eastern part
  of the country. This state run industry provides
  many jobs.

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Brazil South Americas Giant

• Brazil is not only South Americas largest
  country, but it has the highest population and
  wealthiest economy.
• Brazils terrain (landscape) does not vary much.
  It has mountain on the eastern coast, but it is
  best known for the Amazon rain forest. The rain
  forest covers 2/3rds of the country.
• Brazil has a warm and humid climate.

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Brazil

• Most Brazilians live near the Atlantic coast and
  in the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
  (JOBS)
• Southwestern Brazil is home to the large farms
  called plantations. Their single crops are grown
  to sell around the world. They grow oranges,
  coffee, and other crops.
• Brazils natural resources, like iron ore, are
  located in the SW part of the country.

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Trans-Amazon Highway

• Brazils rain forest was sparsely populated until
  the government built the Trans-Amazon highway. It
  connects the coast of Brazil to Peru.
• Brasilia, the new capital city that was built
  just south of the Amazon Basin. This caused lots
  of controversy because much of rainforest habitat
  was destroyed .

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Cuba

• Life in Cuba, the largest island in the West
  Indies, is very tropical.
• The climate is warm, semi-tropical, with good
  rainfall.
• Mountains cover 1/4th of the island with the
  rest covered in rolling plains.

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Agriculture in Cuba

• Cuba has some of the richest soil in the
  Caribbean.
• They grow sugarcane, coffee beans, and tobacco.
• Sugar is Cubas most important crop.

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Where Cubans Live

• 75 of Cubans live in urban areas, especially the
  capital city of Havana. They work in factories
  that 1) make clothing, 2) process sugar, and 3)
  make cigars.
• Cuba has a communist government that owns and
  controls the countrys farms and businesses.

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Trade Secrets

• Countries trade with their neighbors because it
  keeps costs down it does not cost as much to
  ship
• Mexico sends 80 of its exports to the USA.
• Mexico is an important source of petroleum for
  the USA.
• Venezuelas main trading partners are the USA,
  Brazil, and Colombia.
• The USA provides much of Venezuelas food since
  they are not strong in agriculture.

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Trade Secrets (continued)

• Brazils location on the Atlantic Ocean allows it
  to ship products easily around the world.
• Brazils two top trading partners are the USA and
  Argentina.
• Cuba does NOT trade with the USAa trade embargo
  has been in place since the 1960s.
• Cuba trades heavily with Venezuela and communist
  China.