<p> Study Guide -- Latin America</p><p>Yellow highlighted areas = period 6 class only</p><p>MAP identifications: you must be able to correctly SPELL the capitals and countries</p><p>1. Map Identifications: Be able to identify the major countries, capital cities, rivers, mountains and oceans in Latin America. </p><p>2. Main ideas -three cultures of Mexico -Mexico’s important economic activities - the 5 regions of Mexico, major characteristics of each region -similarities and differences between Central America/Caribbean - the three ancient civilizations of Latin America Where were they located? Accomplishments? (be able to tell the difference btw. the three civs.) - Changes in Cuba - Rainforest preservation in Costa Rica 3. Countries we studied in depth: Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Venezuela</p><p>4. Issues we studied in depth: *struggle for democracy: how colonialism and the income gap have limited democracy in Latin America * income gap - causes/solutions Why is there so much poverty in large urban centers such as Mexico City, Lima, Sao Paulo, Guatemala City, etc? What are living conditions like?</p><p>CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE… Vocabulary Terms: Caudillo ecotourism Oligarchy mestizo Junta favelas Tenochtitlan Chiapas PRI peninsulares NAFTA criollos Samba Capoeira Biodiversity Deforestation</p><p>People: Miguel Hidalgo Benito Juarez Pancho Villa Porfirio Diaz Vicente Fox Felipe Calderon Enrique Pena Nieto Augusto Pinochet Fidel Castro, Raul Castro</p><p>Events: Independence from Spain Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Mexican Revolution - successful or not? The Porfiriato NAFTA – positive and negative effects on Mexico Problems facing Mexico today</p>