https://padlet.com/awoods130/e56jsoqwktawqoyy Latin America Padlet en-us 2022-11-08 16:42:30 UTC 2025-12-12 07:19:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f98c.png awoods130 https://padlet.com/awoods130/e56jsoqwktawqoyy/wish/2375433049 The Andes Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world. They are also called the Andes, Spanish Cordillera, or Los Andes. They are located in South America on the west coast.]]> 2022-11-08 17:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/awoods130/e56jsoqwktawqoyy/wish/2375433049 awoods130 https://padlet.com/awoods130/e56jsoqwktawqoyy/wish/2377992724 The Panama Canal is an important canal that helps us trade. It is a man-made waterway located in Panama. It has to due with human-environment interaction because it helps the economy of different countries and is a significant waterway for trading. It helps ships get places quicker.]]> 2022-11-10 04:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/awoods130/e56jsoqwktawqoyy/wish/2377992724 awoods130 https://padlet.com/awoods130/e56jsoqwktawqoyy/wish/2377998136 An important type/part of economy is informal economy. Informal economy is a varied set of economic activities, enterprises, jobs and workers that are not protected by the state. It is pretty much self employment, and happens a lot in Latin America. It is convenient for business owners so they don't have to pay taxes, and the government doesn't check how employers treat their employees.]]> 2022-11-10 04:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/awoods130/e56jsoqwktawqoyy/wish/2377998136 awoods130 https://padlet.com/awoods130/e56jsoqwktawqoyy/wish/2378003487 One of todays issues is deforestation. Trees provide us with oxygen, which is needed in order for us to live. When we cut down trees, it releases carbon dioxide that the trees hold. It causes global warming after so much deforestation. A lot of deforestation is going on in the Amazon forest, in order to build houses and in attempt for Brazil to urbanize.]]> 2022-11-10 04:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/awoods130/e56jsoqwktawqoyy/wish/2378003487 awoods130 https://padlet.com/awoods130/e56jsoqwktawqoyy/wish/2378006008 The Quechua Weavers in Patacancha are located in a rural village (Patacancha). It is near Cusco, Peru. They dress in traditional clothing, speak an ancient language called "Quechua", and live as their ancestors did. They are continuing the legacy of their ancestors by living different from most of the urbanized world.]]> 2022-11-10 04:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/awoods130/e56jsoqwktawqoyy/wish/2378006008