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Location, Climate,& Natural Resources:
Where People Live& How They Trade
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• It’s south of the US, east of the Pacific Ocean, and westof the Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean Sea.
• It’s great that i t ’s located between major bodies ofwater because:• great opportunit ies for trading• can easily ship goods around the world
• Another advantage: close to US, so t rade between two countries is convenient.
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• In Mexico, the climate varies according to location:
• The northern part is mostly deser t(hot).
• The beaches have a tropical climate.• Mountains and plains have a more mild
climate.
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Chihuahua (Mexican state)
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Sierra Madre Occidental
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Chiapas (Mexican state)
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• Oil is one of the top exports:• Exports 1.7 million barre ls/day.• Money f rom oil sales provides 1/3 of government’s
budget.
• Mexico is one of the world’s top producers of silver.
• Other exports include f r uits, vegetables, coffee, & cot ton.
• Tourism is also a major industry.
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• Most people live in central Mexico:• arable farmland with enough rain to grow
crops• many manufacturing centers are located
here (provide jobs t o 75% of the country’s population)
• urban: 77%• ru ral: 23%
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Mexico City
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Mexico City
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• Mexico has a mix of new and old industries.• recently expanded railroads, airports , and
electr ic generating plants
• 7 major seaports
• expor t s: oil, manufactured goods, silver,f ru i ts, vegetables, coffee, & cotton
• tourism
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• Venezuela is in the northeast part of SouthAmerica, just north of equator.
• It has coasts on Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.• This gives it easy access to trade with other
countries.• The nearby Panama Canal provides a shortcut
to the Pacif ic to trade with Asian countries.• There are mountains in the north and south, so
only about 3% of the land is arable.
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• Venezuela has a hot, tropical climate.
• It’s cooler in the mountains.
• Rain varies by region (16 inches on the coast; over 100 inches in the mountains).
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• Venezuela is the sixth-largest oil exporter inthe world.• It produces 2.8 million barrels/day.• 90% of the money the government makes
on trade comes f r om oil exports.
• Farming provides jobs for 10% of thepopulation.
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• urban: 88%• ru ral: 12%
• Caracas is the largest city.• Most people live in the northern highlands,
along the coast.
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Caracas
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Caracas
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• 90% of money made on exports comesfrom oil.
• 4 major seaports
• Other exports: bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures
• Tourism
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• Cuba is an island 90 miles south of Florida,in the Caribbean Sea.
• It’s only 700 miles long.
• It’ the largest island in the West Indies.
• It’s location on ocean t r ading routes has been an important influence on its history and economy.
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• The climate is tro pical but moderated by trade winds.• (It’s warm-to-hot all year long, but the winds provide
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• There’s a rainy season fro m May to October and a dry season fro m November t o April.
• Cuba is a target for hurricanes.• Hurricane season runs fro m June to November.
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• 28% of Cuba’s land is arable.
• It’s most important export is sugar cane.• Other exports include: coffee, fish,
fru its, & tobacco.
• Tourism is a fast-growing indust r y.
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Sugar cane Farm
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• urban: 76%• ru ral: 24%
• Havana is the largest city .• 20% of Cubans live in Havana.
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Havana
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Havana
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• 3 major seaports
• Exports: sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish,medical products, citru s, coffee
• Tourism
• Venezuela is Cuba’s largest t r ading partner; i t sells oil to Cuba at a reduced price.
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• The Communist government of the Soviet Union helpedsupport Cuba for many years.• When it collapsed in 1991, Cuba f aced difficult t imes.
• Trade fro m other countries does not bring in enough money to meet needs of Cuba’s people.• Government sometimes orders businesses &
factories t o close.• Also o rders blackouts—t imes when all electricity
is cut off in order to save electrici ty.
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• Brazil is on the eastern side of South America, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
• It shares a border wi th nearly everycountry in South America!
• Amazon River and other large riversst retch across Brazil.
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• Brazil’s location on the equator gives it the climate needed to support one of the world’s largest rain forests.
• It’s climate is mostly hot and tropical.
• In the south, the climate is temperate(mild).
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• Only 7% of land is arable, but Brazil makes themost of this resource.
• Farmers grow 1/3r d of the world’s coffee, and lead the world in production of oranges, papayas, sugar cane, and soybeans
• Only the US exports more farm products thanBrazil.
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Coffee Plantation
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• urban: 84%• ru ral: 16%
• It’s the most populated country in Latin America.• It’s t he largest Portu guese-speaking
country in the world.
• Most Brazilians live along the coasts; 80%live with in 200 miles of the ocean.
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Havana
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Havana
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• 7 major seaports
• Exports: transportation equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos, sugar, fruits
• tourism• Amazon Rainforest at t racts many visitors.• Beaches are another attraction.
• USA is Brazil’s largest trading partner.