https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5 Made with serendipity en-us 2016-09-28 17:56:09 UTC 2024-10-17 10:39:57 UTC hello@padlet.com 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127063951 a change in a way of life to suit new conditions

Sentence: You would need to adapt to Latin America's climate change if you moved from Fargo in the middle of winter. 

]]> 2016-09-28 17:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127063951 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127067342 the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people

Sentence: Most of Latin America speaks Spanish because it was colonized by Spain. ]]> 2016-09-28 18:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127067342 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127069242 raising crops for sale, often on large farms

Sentence: Latin America is responsible for about 10% of the world's agricultural product export making commercial farming a big part of the region.
 ]]> 2016-09-28 18:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127069242 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127269564 removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear land for farming

Sentence: In the last 40 years, 20% of the Amazon Rain Forest has been deforested.]]> 2016-09-29 14:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127269564 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127271679 a kind of travel that attracts people who would like to visit unique ecosystems, such as a rainforest

Sentence: Lots of ecotourism in Latin America tries to help maintain the natural environment of the Amazon.]]> 2016-09-29 14:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127271679 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127277080 Gross Domestic Product the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

Sentence: The GDP of Brazil is 3,259,000]]> 2016-09-29 14:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127277080 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127342324 the Gross Domestic Product by or for each person. Calculated by dividing the total amount of something by the number of people in a place.

Sentence: The GDP per capita in Mexico is 18,370]]> 2016-09-29 17:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127342324 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127343316 Human Development Index looks at how countries are doing in terms of their economies, societies, and basic living standards

Sentence: Costa Rica has the highest HDI in Latin America.]]> 2016-09-29 17:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127343316 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127343997 an American citizen or resident of Spanish or Latin-American descent

Sentence: A U.S. citizen's mother and grandparents were from Mexico, so they were Hispanic.]]> 2016-09-29 17:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127343997 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127345012 refers to immigration across national borders - legally and illegally

Sentence: A man immigrated across the border between Mexico and the U.S. without a passport, so he was arrested.]]> 2016-09-29 17:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127345012 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127346192 originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment

Sentence: A little over 12% of the Latin American population is indigenous.]]> 2016-09-29 17:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127346192 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127349085 a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent

Sentence: The Latino boy had ancestors from all over Latin America. ]]> 2016-09-29 17:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127349085 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127349501 an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico.

Sentence: NAFTA is one of the biggest free trade zones giving Canada, the U.S., and Mexico strong economic growth.]]> 2016-09-29 17:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127349501 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127351665 inheriting or determining descent through the male line

Sentence: Latin American women who marry into a patrilineal family will take their husband's last name.]]> 2016-09-29 17:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127351665 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127353722 found in or living in areas that are not close to cities

Sentence: About 22.2% of Latin America's population lives in rural areas.]]> 2016-09-29 17:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127353722 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127395837 an overcrowded, dirty area of a city where the housing is usually in very poor conditions (Favela is specific to Brazil.)

Sentence: Neza-Chalco-Itza is located in Mexico City and is one of the biggest slums in the world, home to 4 million people.]]> 2016-09-29 20:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127395837 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127396639 the unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area, so that some places are richer than others.

Sentence: The main cause of spatial inequality in Mexico City is city growth.]]> 2016-09-29 20:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127396639 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127397261 the overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a country.

Sentence: Life expectancy, literacy rate, and per capita income all help determine Latin America's standard of living.]]> 2016-09-29 20:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127397261 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127398232 farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale.

Sentence: Subsistence farming has died out in many areas, but few countries, including Mexico, still practice it as a way of life.]]> 2016-09-29 20:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127398232 93620 https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127884263 the movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban (cities) areas

Sentence: Latin America's urban population went up 40% from 1900's until now making it the world's most urbanized region.]]> 2016-10-03 14:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/93620/2uz818h9ovf5/wish/127884263