Chapter 11 NotesChapter 11 Notes

Today’s Issues: Latin AmericaToday’s Issues: Latin America

Section 1: Rain Forest Section 1: Rain Forest ResourcesResources

Rain Forests have great Rain Forests have great biodiversitybiodiversity--• Wide range of plant & animal Wide range of plant & animal

speciesspecies• Cover 6% of earth but are home to Cover 6% of earth but are home to

50% of earth’s species50% of earth’s species

Section 1: Rain Forest Section 1: Rain Forest ResourcesResources

DON’T WRITEDON’T WRITE Deforestation-Deforestation- cutting cutting

down & clearing of trees down & clearing of trees • Major problem in the rain Major problem in the rain

forests of the worldforests of the world• Why are they cut down?Why are they cut down?• Global Warming?

Section 1: Rain Forest Section 1: Rain Forest ResourcesResources

Global Warming & Rain Global Warming & Rain Forests-Forests-• Absorb carbon dioxide from Absorb carbon dioxide from

atmosphereatmosphere• As they are cut down, As they are cut down,

carbon dioxide then builds carbon dioxide then builds up in the atmosphereup in the atmosphere

• Causing temps. to riseCausing temps. to rise

Section 1: Section 1: Rain Forest Rain Forest ResourcesResources

Rain Forest PreservationRain Forest Preservation• Environmentalists have programs such as Environmentalists have programs such as debt-for-debt-for-

nature swap-nature swap- Environmental organizations agree to pay off part of a Environmental organizations agree to pay off part of a

governments debt in order to protect part of the rain forestgovernments debt in order to protect part of the rain forest

Section 2: Giving Section 2: Giving Citizens a VoiceCitizens a Voice

DON’T WRITEDON’T WRITE After the Spanish After the Spanish

Conquest, most of Latin Conquest, most of Latin America was ruled by America was ruled by Spanish colonists, this is Spanish colonists, this is known as rule by the known as rule by the few, or few, or oligarchy.oligarchy.• Limited rights & freedomsLimited rights & freedoms

Section 2: Giving Citizens a Section 2: Giving Citizens a VoiceVoice

If this didn’t work then the If this didn’t work then the government would be run by government would be run by generals, this is known as a generals, this is known as a juntajunta..

Section 2: Giving Citizens a Section 2: Giving Citizens a VoiceVoice

CaudilloCaudillo- military - military dictator of Latin Americadictator of Latin America

DON’T WRITEDON’T WRITE • Existed mainly during the Existed mainly during the

2020thth Century Century• Most famous would be Most famous would be

Juan Peron of ArgentinaJuan Peron of Argentina• Supported by wealthy & Supported by wealthy &

militarymilitary

Section 2: Giving Citizens a VoiceSection 2: Giving Citizens a Voice

Land Reform- process process of breaking up large of breaking up large landholdings & giving landholdings & giving portions of it to land-portions of it to land-poor peasant farmers poor peasant farmers

Latin Minority to Majority?Latin Minority to Majority?

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