GEOG 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mercosur, Sucre, Structural Adjustment
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Geog 1700 - lecture 11 - part 4. Region largely independent in the early 1800s. Spanish is the major language in most countries. Portuguese is the official language of brazil. Roman catholicism is most widespread religious denomination. There are some boundary disputes in the region. History of government control by people of primarily european ancestry. Migration from rural places into larger cities. The election of 2006 in bolivia of president morales may have been an important tur(cid:374)i(cid:374)g poi(cid:374)t i(cid:374) i(cid:374)dige(cid:374)ous people"s politi(cid:272)al po(cid:449)er. There was also hugo chavez in venezuela. Venezuela is a major oil exporter, member of opec, but is now in a depression due to low oil prices and ineffective government policy. Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374) are/(cid:449)ere preside(cid:374)ts of three of the regio(cid:374)"s (cid:373)ost i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tries: The presence of women in legislatures varies widely across latin america. Significant civil unrest in the 1970s, 1980s. Left wing interests, supported by cuba and the u. s. s. r. Right wing interests, supported by the u. s.
