Latin America Vocab- Luke Bullinger by LUKE BULLINGER https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0 en-us 2016-09-28 17:48:52 UTC 2025-11-03 21:59:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rugbyball.png Adaptation 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127062649 a change in a way of life to suit new conditions

Charles Darwin studied adaptation while on the Galapagos Islands.

]]> 2016-09-28 17:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127062649 Colonialism 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127068344 the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people

Some countries in Latin America are more nationalistic than others by being more territorial. ]]> 2016-09-28 18:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127068344 Commercial Farming 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127068808 raising crops for sale, often on large farms

Many plants are grown on Commercial farms that can only be found in Latin America.

]]> 2016-09-28 18:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127068808 Deforestation 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127069002 removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear land for farming

A lot of commercial farmers in Latin America might have deforest their field in order to plant crops.]]> 2016-09-28 18:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127069002 ecotourism 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127069178 a kind of travel that attracts people who would like to visit unique ecosystems, such as a rainforest

The Andes Mountains are an example of ecotourism.
]]> 2016-09-28 18:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127069178 GDP 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127069347 Gross Domestic Product the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year'

Th GDP in Latin America is lower than in the U.S.]]> 2016-09-28 18:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127069347 Per Capita GDP 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127070152 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

The per capita GDP in Latin America has been increasing over the years.]]> 2016-09-28 18:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127070152 HDI 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127070534 Human Development Index looks at how countries are doing in terms of their economies, societies, and basic living standards

Some parts of Latin America have a terrible HDI.]]> 2016-09-28 18:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127070534 Hispanic 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127338562 an American citizen or resident of Spanish or Latin-American descent

Someone who lives in America and has Latin american genes is Hispanic.]]> 2016-09-29 17:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127338562 Immigration/ illegal immigration 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127338743 refers to immigration across national borders - legally and illegally

The U.S. has had problems with illegal immigration of people from Latin America.]]> 2016-09-29 17:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127338743 Indigenous peoples 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127339358 originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment

Latinos that are born and live in Latin America are indigenous.]]> 2016-09-29 17:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127339358 Latino 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127339535 a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent

There are more people that are Latino in Latin America than there are in the U.S.]]> 2016-09-29 17:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127339535 NAFTA 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127339658 an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico

Mexico is a part of Latin America and the U.S. have a NAFTA agreement with them.]]> 2016-09-29 17:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127339658 Patrilinial 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127339943 inheriting or determining descent through the male line

The U.S. and Latin America have similar characteristics in the patrilinial category.]]> 2016-09-29 17:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127339943 Rural 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127340165 found in or living in areas that are not close to cities

Many farmers in Latin America live in rural areas.]]> 2016-09-29 17:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127340165 Slums/ Favela 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127340300 an overcrowded, dirty area of a city where the housing is usually in very poor conditions (Favela is specific to Brazil.)

You would not want to live in a favela in Latin America.]]> 2016-09-29 17:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127340300 Spacial Inequality 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127340639 the unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area, so that some places are richer than others

Brazil has very drastic spatial inequality because they have an expensive home right nest to the slums.]]> 2016-09-29 17:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127340639 Standard of Living 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127340870 the overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a country

The slums in Latin America have a bad standard of living.]]> 2016-09-29 17:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127340870 Subsistence Farming 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127341072 farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale.

A person who is poor in Latin America might have to subsistence farm.]]> 2016-09-29 17:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127341072 Urbanization 92829 https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127341165 the movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban (cities) areas

When farmers have enough money to move to a place like Rio it is a form of urbanization.]]> 2016-09-29 17:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/92829/808ygu2k1qj0/wish/127341165