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Mexico City - Answers  Founded on the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in central Mexico. At its height it was larger than any European city at that time.  1. Zocalo – Mexico City’s main square 2. Metropolitan Cathedral – (1500s) is the largest church in Latin America 3. National Palace – houses gov’t offices and Diego Rivera murals 4. Templi Mayor – Aztec Ceremonial Pyramid 5. Chapultepec Park – one of the world’s largest urban parks  Air pollution caused by cars & factory chemicals. City pumps huge amounts of water from wells & it is lowering the water table causing areas of the city to sink. Earthquakes. Factories have been forced to cut production or close. Cars with certain licenses can be only be driven on certain days. All new cars must have anti-pollution devices. Old cars are restricted from the road on “emergency” days.

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Page 1: Issues & Challenges of Latin America Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, & South America Chapters: 10-12

Issues & Challenges Issues & Challenges of Latin Americaof Latin AmericaMexico, Central America, the Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, & South AmericaCaribbean, & South AmericaChapters: 10-12Chapters: 10-12

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Mexico City Mexico City (pages 234-235)(pages 234-235)

Describe the history of the site of Mexico City.Describe the history of the site of Mexico City. Name & describe 5 places of interest within the Name & describe 5 places of interest within the

city for tourists.city for tourists. Describe 4 Environmental Problems of Mexico Describe 4 Environmental Problems of Mexico

City and the efforts to solve these problems.City and the efforts to solve these problems.

Page 3: Issues & Challenges of Latin America Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, & South America Chapters: 10-12

Mexico City - AnswersMexico City - Answers Founded on the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in central Mexico. Founded on the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in central Mexico.

At its height it was larger than any European city at that time.At its height it was larger than any European city at that time. 1. Zocalo – Mexico City’s main square 2. Metropolitan Cathedral 1. Zocalo – Mexico City’s main square 2. Metropolitan Cathedral

– (1500s) is the largest church in Latin America 3. National – (1500s) is the largest church in Latin America 3. National Palace – houses gov’t offices and Diego Rivera murals 4. Templi Palace – houses gov’t offices and Diego Rivera murals 4. Templi Mayor – Aztec Ceremonial Pyramid 5. Chapultepec Park – one of Mayor – Aztec Ceremonial Pyramid 5. Chapultepec Park – one of the world’s largest urban parksthe world’s largest urban parks

Air pollution caused by cars & factory chemicals. City pumps Air pollution caused by cars & factory chemicals. City pumps huge amounts of water from wells & it is lowering the water table huge amounts of water from wells & it is lowering the water table causing areas of the city to sink. Earthquakes. Factories have causing areas of the city to sink. Earthquakes. Factories have been forced to cut production or close. Cars with certain licenses been forced to cut production or close. Cars with certain licenses can be only be driven on certain days. All new cars must have can be only be driven on certain days. All new cars must have anti-pollution devices. Old cars are restricted from the road on anti-pollution devices. Old cars are restricted from the road on “emergency” days.“emergency” days.

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Mexico Mexico Economic InequalityEconomic Inequality Reducing Poverty Reducing Poverty

(especially amongst (especially amongst Mexican Indians)Mexican Indians)

Migration (legal & illegal)Migration (legal & illegal) Curbing Crime (drugs)Curbing Crime (drugs) Poor infrastructure Poor infrastructure

(unclean waters/sewers, (unclean waters/sewers, worn out transportation worn out transportation systems)systems)

Bring political/economic Bring political/economic instabilityinstability

Might slow migrationMight slow migration Takes away skilled Takes away skilled

workers from economyworkers from economy Further economic/social Further economic/social

progressprogress Causes health problems Causes health problems

& people cannot get their & people cannot get their goods to market goods to market

Issues Effects of Issues

Page 5: Issues & Challenges of Latin America Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, & South America Chapters: 10-12

Central America Central America Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Issues

VolcanoesVolcanoes EarthquakesEarthquakes HurricanesHurricanes MudslidesMudslides

Volcano – Costa Rica

Earthquake Damage

Hurricanes Mudslides

Page 6: Issues & Challenges of Latin America Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, & South America Chapters: 10-12

Montserrat’s Soufriere Montserrat’s Soufriere VolcanoVolcano

Errupted in 1995, destroying the islands capital Errupted in 1995, destroying the islands capital and displacing thousands. The island’s and displacing thousands. The island’s inhabitants were forced to move to the northern inhabitants were forced to move to the northern part of the island. After another eruption in part of the island. After another eruption in 1997, 2/3 of the population fled.1997, 2/3 of the population fled.

Page 7: Issues & Challenges of Latin America Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, & South America Chapters: 10-12

El NinoEl Nino

1997 satellite image shows an El Nino developing in the eastern Pacific. The warmer water is in white.

Page 8: Issues & Challenges of Latin America Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, & South America Chapters: 10-12

El Nino (means “The El Nino (means “The Boy”)Boy”)

Shows how a physical process that Shows how a physical process that happens on once side of the planet can happens on once side of the planet can affect environments thousands of miles affect environments thousands of miles away.away.

Increases precipitation off North & South Increases precipitation off North & South America causing hurricanes, flooding, America causing hurricanes, flooding, etc.etc.

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Issues & Challenges of Issues & Challenges of South AmericaSouth America

DeforestationDeforestation Soil ExhaustionSoil Exhaustion Border DisputesBorder Disputes Terrorism/Drug TraffickingTerrorism/Drug Trafficking SlumsSlums

Page 10: Issues & Challenges of Latin America Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, & South America Chapters: 10-12

Amazon Basin Amazon Basin DevelopmentDevelopment

Resources found in the Amazon rainforest Resources found in the Amazon rainforest includeinclude RubberRubber Oil explorationOil exploration BauxiteBauxite CopperCopper Gold Gold Iron-oreIron-ore Land for ranching & farmsLand for ranching & farms

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Development Causes Development Causes Deforestation/Soil ExhaustionDeforestation/Soil Exhaustion

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Cleared lands that will be used for farming & the raising of cattle.

Slash & Burn Methods are common.

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Border DisputesBorder Disputes Left Bolivia Left Bolivia landlockedlandlocked in the 1880s in the 1880s Ecuador & PeruEcuador & Peru Venezuela & GuyanaVenezuela & Guyana

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Terrorism/Drug Terrorism/Drug TraffickingTrafficking

Groups use fear as a Groups use fear as a political forcepolitical force

Example: ColombiaExample: Colombia Much of the violence is a Much of the violence is a

result of the drug trade. result of the drug trade. Illegal profits from drugs Illegal profits from drugs

are used to buy off or are used to buy off or assassinate judges & assassinate judges & politicians and to support politicians and to support private armiesprivate armies

80% of all cocaine & 90% of all marijuana that enters the U.S. comes from South America.