Political Geography

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Political Geography
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Mexico

• People
• Indigenous
• Maya Yucatan Peninsula
• Aztec- Mexican Plateau
• Mestizo
• Urbanization
• Megacities
• Primate City

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Mexico

• Aztecs
• Quetzalcoatl
• Tenochtitlan
• Spanish Conquest
• Hernando Cortez- 1519 CE
• Conquistador
• Spanish Influence- Viceroys, Catholicism,
  Mestizo, Art
• Syncretism blending of beliefs practices

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Mexico After Spain

• Miguel Hidalgo- 1810 move for Independence
• Independence from Spain 1821
• Rise of Caudillos
• Juarez- reform
• Diaz- corrupt rule
• Civil War- Madero, Zapata, Villa
• Institutional Revolutionary Party
• 71 years of rule
• 1929-2000

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Mexico

• Economy
• Urbanization
• Maquiladoras
• NAFTA
• Emigration

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Central America

• Cultural Hearth
• Mayan Civilization
• Left cities around 800s MYSTERY
• Columbian Exchange
• Independence
• Late 1820s to early 1830s
• Economy
• Panama Canal
• Plantations
• Tourism
• Informal Economy

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Caribbean

• Columbus thought reached East Indies of Asia
• Natives died as slaves
• Created African Slave Trade
• Culture
• African Influence
• Voodoo
• Reggae
• French, English, Spanish spoken
• Patois- dialects that blend of languages

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South America

• Inca Civilization
• Andes Mts. Peru
• Road system 20,000 miles long
• Spanish Conquest
• Francisco Pizarro- gold and silver
• Spain passed laws to protect natives/ didnt work
• Spanish religion and culture take over
• Independence
• Inspired by American Revolution
• Oligarchies and Authoritarian rule

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Cultural Puzzles
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Brazil Discovery Atlas

• Take ten notes per day
• Essay
• Write a 3-5 paragraph essay over what you have
  learned about Brazil. Discuss the following
• Physical Geography of Brazil
• Political Geography of Brazil
• Culture and history