https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6 Breanna Nelson en-us 2016-09-28 17:48:54 UTC 2024-11-06 00:34:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Soccerball.png 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127062732 -a change in a way of life to suit new conditions.

The amazon horded frog is a good example of adaptation because its size has adapted to their surroundings over the years.]]> 2016-09-28 17:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127062732 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127064629 -the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.

During colonization a lot of the native population was wiped out.]]> 2016-09-28 17:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127064629 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127065346 -raising crops for sale, often on large farms.
 
There is not very much commercial farming in Latin America due to poverty and hunger.]]> 2016-09-28 18:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127065346 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127065983 -removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear land for farming.

There is deforestation happening to the amazon rain forest.]]> 2016-09-28 18:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127065983 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127066216 -a kind of travel that attracts people who would like to visit unique ecosystems, such as a rain forest.

There is a lot of ecotourism in Latin America including visiting the amazon rain forest, water falls and white water rafting.]]> 2016-09-28 18:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127066216 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127066650 -Gross Domestic Product the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year.

Argentina has the highest GDP in Latin America.]]> 2016-09-28 18:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127066650 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127066899 -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 Bahamas have the highest per capita GDP in Latin America.


The Bahamas]]> 2016-09-28 18:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127066899 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127067177 -Human Development Index looks at how countries are doing in terms of their economies, societies, and basic living standards.

The HDI in Latin America varies greatly between countries.]]> 2016-09-28 18:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127067177 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127067425 -an American citizen or resident of Spanish or Latin-American descent.

The number of Hispanic people in America is rising everyday.]]> 2016-09-28 18:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127067425 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127067679 -refers to immigration across national borders - legally and illegally.

There is a lot of immigration that happens at the Mexico and America border.]]> 2016-09-28 18:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127067679 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127068218 -originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment.

There is about 600 indigenous peoples in South America.]]> 2016-09-28 18:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127068218 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127068498 -a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent.

Most Latinos know how to speak Spanish or it is their second language.]]> 2016-09-28 18:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127068498 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127068734 -an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico.

NAFTA help many Mexicans get jobs because of all the exports and imports.]]> 2016-09-28 18:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127068734 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127069166 -inheriting or determining descent through the male line.

In Latin America patrilineal is very important for the men , not the women.]]> 2016-09-28 18:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127069166 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127069487 -found in or living in areas that are not close to cities.

There is only about 20% of people who live in a rural area in Latin America. ]]> 2016-09-28 18:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127069487 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127069767 -an overcrowded, dirty area of a city where the housing is usually in very poor conditions (Favela is specific to Brazil.)

There are countless slums in Latin America because of all the people and the poverty.]]> 2016-09-28 18:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127069767 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127070068 -the unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area, so that some places are richer than others.

Bolivia and Haiti suffer some of the highest levels of spatial inequality in not only Latin America but in the world as well.]]> 2016-09-28 18:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127070068 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127070484 -the overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a count.

Latin Americas standard of living  rose most rapidly between the 1930s and 1970s.]]> 2016-09-28 18:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127070484 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127070799 -farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale.

More and more farmers that live in Latin America have started subsistence farming instead of selling it because of poverty.]]> 2016-09-28 18:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127070799 74092 https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127071038 -the movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban (cities) areas.

In Latin America about 80 percent of the region's population lives in cities, making it the world's most urbanized region.]]> 2016-09-28 18:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/74092/999kp5ot3rr6/wish/127071038