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D: 11/22/10 A: Notes on Central America S: What countries make up Central America? H: Aztec codex Due Wed. w.o.d: eco-tourists. Word of the Day. WORD Eco-tourist. DEIFINTION People who travel to other countries to enjoy its Natural wonders. SENTENCE Eco-tourist travel to - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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D: 11/22/10A: Notes on Central AmericaS: What countries make up Central America?H: Aztec codex Due Wed.
w.o.d: eco-tourists
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Word of the Day
WORD
Eco-tourist
DEIFINTION
People who
travel to other
countries to
enjoy its
Natural
wonders.
SENTENCE
Eco-tourist
travel to
Central
America to
enjoy its
rainforests.
PICTURE
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I. Land
a. Sits where plates meet causes many volcanoes & earthquakes
b. Volcanic eruptions in the Central Highlands make soil very fertile
c. The low lands on either side of the highlands create many lakes
d. Made up of Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
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II. Climate
a. Mostly tropical
b. Mountains regions are cool year-round
c. In the Lowlands May to November is warm & rainy and December to April it is hot & dry
d. Hurricanes hit in fall and summer
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III. Economy
a. Farming – 50% of the people are farmers
i. The wealthy own plantations of coffee, bananas, sugarcane & cotton
ii. Substance Farms for families grow beans, corn and rice and raise livestock
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IV. Rainforests
a. Give expensive woods like mahogany & rosewood
b. New medicine is developed from plants
c. Lumbering is done by cutting down trees which is ruining the trees
d. Some forest are set aside for eco-tourism
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V. Industry
a. Very few factories but they do make clothes, computer chips & medicines, People who do not farm work here
b. Tourism is a growing market to Central America
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IV. Panama Canal
a. Stretches across Panama to allow ships to travel from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
b. Ships have to pay a fee to use it.
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VII. History
a. Settled by the Mayans until the Spanish took over
b. Today all countries are democratic some have presidents but Belize has a parliamentary-democracy
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VIII. Daily Life
– Most people live in Guatemala speak Native American languages and are Roman-Catholic
– Salsa is the number one music and dance.
– Baseball & futbol (soccer) are the number one sports