https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f World Cultures unit #3 en-us 2016-09-28 17:48:50 UTC 2024-08-23 07:55:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecookie.png 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127062401 a change in a way of life to suit new conditions

- Charles Darwin studied adaptation while on the Galapagos Islands]]> 2016-09-28 17:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127062401 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127064707 the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people

-Brazil speaks Portuguese because they were colonized by Portugal.]]> 2016-09-28 17:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127064707 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127064971 raising crops for sale, often on large farms

-Much of Latin America's food is grown on commercial farms.]]> 2016-09-28 17:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127064971 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127065301 removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear land for farming

-There is deforestation in the Amazon rain forest and it is affecting many animals there.]]> 2016-09-28 18:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127065301 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127065694 a kind of travel that attracts people who would like to visit unique ecosystems, such as a rainforest

- Tourist enjoy ecotourism in Latin America because it allows them to see things they may not have seen before.]]> 2016-09-28 18:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127065694 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127065867 Gross Domestic Product the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

-In 2009 Brazil had the highest GDP out of all the countries.]]> 2016-09-28 18:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127065867 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127066007 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

- Latin America is predicted to come in second for GDP per capita for the next hundred years according to the chart below.]]> 2016-09-28 18:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127066007 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127066806 Human Development Index looks at how countries are doing in terms of their economies, societies, and basic living standards

-In 1991 only one spot in Brazil was less than .36 in HDI

-Sorry I didn't really understand this one.]]> 2016-09-28 18:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127066806 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127066956 an American citizen or resident of Spanish or Latin-American descent

-Many people in Latin America are Hispanic and they even have a month dedicated to them.]]> 2016-09-28 18:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127066956 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067113 refers to immigration across national borders - legally and illegally

- The United States is worried about people illegally immigrating to the country.]]> 2016-09-28 18:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067113 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067348 originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment

-Latin America has a lot of indigenous people that still follow their original customs.]]> 2016-09-28 18:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067348 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067452 a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent

- Many people in Latin America are Latino.]]> 2016-09-28 18:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067452 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067603 an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico.

- When NAFTA was created it made trading easier throughout Latin America and North America]]> 2016-09-28 18:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067603 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067707 inheriting or determining descent through the male line

- Descendants of a family are decided through patrilineal.]]> 2016-09-28 18:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067707 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067803 found in or living in areas that are not close to cities

-Farmers in Latin America are found in the rural part of the country.]]> 2016-09-28 18:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127067803 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127068058 an overcrowded, dirty area of a city where the housing is usually in very poor conditions (Favela is specific to Brazil.)

- A large part of the Latin America's population is forced to live in favelas because they don't have enough money to buy a house in the city.]]> 2016-09-28 18:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127068058 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127068355 the unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area, so that some places are richer than others

- Favelas are the Latin government's way of dealing with spatial inequality.]]> 2016-09-28 18:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127068355 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127068497 the overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a country

- 50% of the people in Ecuador are below the standard of living.]]> 2016-09-28 18:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127068497 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127069283 farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale.

-Many people in Latin America use subsistence farming as their main way of getting food.]]> 2016-09-28 18:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127069283 92479 https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127069405 the movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban (cities) areas

-The urbanization of Latin America made a need for more cities.]]> 2016-09-28 18:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/92479/gg6vagdzu5f/wish/127069405