https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a World Culture Vocabulary en-us 2016-09-28 17:53:37 UTC 2025-10-24 06:38:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127063770 A change in a way of life to suit new conditions.

Sentence: If someone were to move to Latin America from Fargo they would have to adapt to the hot weather there.

]]> 2016-09-28 17:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127063770 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127065714 The control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people

Sentence: Latin America is a nation made up of many different individual countries therefor a good example of colonialism.]]> 2016-09-28 18:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127065714 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127067280 Raising crops for sale, often on large farms

Sentence: A large amount of the population of Latin America makes their money from commercial farming.]]> 2016-09-28 18:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127067280 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127067764 Removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear land for farming

Sentence: There was a trend of deforestation in Latin America in 2013]]> 2016-09-28 18:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127067764 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127069342 A kind of travel that attracts people who would like to visit unique ecosystems, such as a rain forest

Sentence: There are multiple places in Latin America that are subject to ecotourism]]> 2016-09-28 18:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127069342 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127339319 Gross Domestic Product the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

Sentence: The country with the largest amount of GDP in Latin America is Brazil.

]]> 2016-09-29 17:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127339319 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127339645 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: Uruguay have the highest GDP per capita in Latin America.]]> 2016-09-29 17:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127339645 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127340009 Human Development Index looks at how countries are doing in terms of their economies, societies, and basic living standards.

Sentence: Costa Rica is rated 1 in HDI in Latin America]]> 2016-09-29 17:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127340009 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127340230 An American citizen or resident of Spanish or Latin-American descent

Sentence: 17% of the US population is made up of Latino and Hispanic people.]]> 2016-09-29 17:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127340230 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127340566 Refers to immigration across national borders - legally and illegally

Sentence: There have been many people coming from Mexico into America illegally.]]> 2016-09-29 17:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127340566 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127341066 Originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment

Sentence: A very small amount of the population of Latin America belong to the indigenous peoples.]]> 2016-09-29 17:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127341066 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127341400 A person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent

Sentence: 17% of the US population is made of of Latino and Hispanic people.]]> 2016-09-29 17:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127341400 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127342170 An agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico

Sentence: The NAFTA entered into force in January 1994. ]]> 2016-09-29 17:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127342170 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127342751 Inheriting or determining descent through the male line

Sentence: Latin America, like the US, is a very patrilineal place.

]]> 2016-09-29 17:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127342751 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127343025 Found in or living in areas that are not close to cities

Sentence: Around 22% of the Latin America population is rural.

]]> 2016-09-29 17:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127343025 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127343261 An overcrowded, dirty area of a city where the housing is usually in very poor conditions (Favela is specific to Brazil.)

Sentence: There is a large amount of slums in Latin America.]]> 2016-09-29 17:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127343261 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127343671 The unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area, so that some places are richer than others

Sentence: The spacial inequality is very poor in Latin America.]]> 2016-09-29 17:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127343671 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127344199 The overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a country

Sentence: The literacy rate and standard of living is low in Latin America.]]> 2016-09-29 17:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127344199 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127344746 Farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale

Sentence: A small amount of the farming in Latin America is subsistence farming.]]> 2016-09-29 17:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127344746 92915 https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127345190 The movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban (cities) areas

Sentence: Latin America is the worlds most urbanized region.]]> 2016-09-29 17:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/92915/8t8qvqd6mm8a/wish/127345190