Latin American Vocabulary Mark Rohleder by MARK ROHLEDER https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t World Cultures unit number 3 en-us 2016-09-28 17:48:27 UTC 2025-10-02 11:32:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png Adaptation 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127062394 a change in a way of life to suit new conditions
Sentence: Charles Darwin studied adaptation while on the Galapagos Islands . ]]> 2016-09-28 17:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127062394 Colanisiam  93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127063689 the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.
Sentence: Many of the Latin American countries speak Spanish because of Colonialism by the Spanish.

]]> 2016-09-28 17:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127063689 Commercial Farming 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127065332 raising crops for sale, often on large farms.
Sentence: Foods such as peppers are raised by people in Latin American, so they can sell it to the U.S. ]]> 2016-09-28 18:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127065332 deforestation 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127066529 removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear land for farming.
Many people living in the Amazon cause deforestation because they need to cut down trees for farmland. ]]> 2016-09-28 18:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127066529 ecotourism 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127067561 a kind of travel that attracts people who would like to visit unique ecosystems, such as a rainforest
Sentence: Many people who love nature travel to Brazil to visit the Amazon, which is a part of ecotourism.

]]> 2016-09-28 18:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127067561 GDP 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127068429 Gross Domestic Product the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year
Sentence: Mexico has a good GDP because they produce a lot of produce such as peppers. 

]]> 2016-09-28 18:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127068429 Per Capita GDP 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127069508 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: In poorer countries in Latin American, there is a low Per Capita GDP because people don't have the money to produce food.]]> 2016-09-28 18:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127069508 HDI 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127079956 Human Development Index looks at how countries are doing in terms of their economies, societies, and basic living standards.
Sentence: The Mexican HDI is pretty low due to the fact that many people there live in poverty.]]> 2016-09-28 18:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127079956 Hispanic 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127080674 an American citizen or resident of Spanish or Latin-American descent
Sentence: Many people who live in Florida are Hispanic because their ancestors come from Mexico.
]]> 2016-09-28 18:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127080674 immigration/illegal immigration 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127081617 refers to immigration across national borders - legally and illegally
Sentence: People who swim across the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. are considered illegal immigrants. ]]> 2016-09-28 18:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127081617 Indigenous Peoples  93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127082279 originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment
Sentence: The Incas are an example of indigenous people who used to live in Peru. ]]> 2016-09-28 18:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127082279 Latino 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127083009 a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent
Sentence: Someone who's ancestors were from Spain would be considered a Latino. ]]> 2016-09-28 18:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127083009 NAFTA 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127084246 an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico
Sentence: NAFTA allows good to flow between the three countries in North America without having to pay taxes on the products. ]]> 2016-09-28 18:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127084246 Patrilineal 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127338233 inheriting or determining descent through the male line
Sentence: Because Latin American is a patrilineal society, males have more authority and power than females do]]> 2016-09-29 17:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127338233 Rural 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127340668 found in or living in areas that are not close to cities
Sentence: People who live way up in the Andes Mountains away from major cities live in a rural area.

]]> 2016-09-29 17:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127340668 Slums/Favela  93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127341438 an overcrowded, dirty area of a city where the housing is usually in very poor conditions (Favela is specific to Brazil.)
Sentence: Some people in Brazil's major cities have to endure living in the slums, a poor condition where lives needs are hard to get. 

]]> 2016-09-29 17:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127341438 Spatial Inequality 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127342344 the unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area, so that some places are richer than others
Sentence: Spatial Inequality occurs a lot in Haiti because only a few people have almost all the money, and everyone else is poor. ]]> 2016-09-29 17:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127342344 Standard of Living 93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127343270 the overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a count
Sentence: The standard of living in places like Haiti is very poor because most of the people live in poverty. ]]> 2016-09-29 17:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127343270 Subsistence Farming  93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127344025 farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale.
Sentence: Many people living in poorer places in Latin America become trapped in poverty because subsistence farming doesn't provide enough crops to sell.]]> 2016-09-29 17:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127344025 Urbanization  93148 https://padlet.com/93148/d22che9n70t/wish/127344901 the movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban (cities) areas
Sentence: Many major cities in Chile are becoming overcrowded by urbanization because people living in rural areas don't make enough to provide for their needs.

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