GEOG 1001 Chapter : Short Outline GeogChap4
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Chapter 4 latin america: introduction, profile of realm, 17 nations, rich in natural resources, world"s largest tropical forest, river, and longest mountain chain, imprint of colonizers, esp. Dutch, and french: indigenous & african-descended cultures strong in places, mega-urbanization a recent trend. 4)corruption and ossified government prevents solutions: populist mayor, andres manuel lopez obrador, mobilized poor. & marginalize residents against pollution: deforestation, problem throughout realm, other areas, amazonian rainforest largest area under threat. 4: causes draught in highlands, also in ne brazil, on about a 7 year cycle, causes starvation, migration, ne brazil, other latin american areas experience draughts, chaco, northern mexico, drought. 5: argentina buenos aires, mexico mexico city, peru lima, counter-primacy planning - decentralization, ciudad guayana venezuela, brasilia brazil, emerging megalopolises, mexico: mexico city-puebla, brazil: rio de janeiro-s o paulo, argentina/uruguay: buenos aires-montevideo. U. s. /europe and latin america: 1970s chile, 1980s central america, remittance economies, amounted to ca b in 2003.
