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Being a continent-sized region, Latin America uses several sources of energy, including oil (Mexico, Ecuador, Argentina), nuclear (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico), coal (Peru, Brazil), biomass (Brazil), geothermal (Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica), hydroelectric (Mexico, Brazil, Panama) and many other.
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What kind of energy do rivers in Latin America create?
Kinetic energy. This is not limited to Latin America, however.
What types of energy sources are used most in America?
nonrenewable
How does the lack of energy sources in central America limit economic development?
This is only true for Central America, which lacks any substantial amount of energy sources such as oil, coal or natural gas. The rest of Latin America is actually one of the richest regions in terms of energy sources, such as oil, geothermal, nuclear, wind and solar. In the case of Central America, it hampers economic development because in order to perform any kind of manufacturing, electricity and fossil fuels are needed; to get them these countries have to import the resources thus lowering the productivity or increasing the cost of their manufactures.
What energy source does Latin America get most of its power?
Oil
What are the main sources of the cultural groups of Latin America and the Caribbean?
Spanish, Native American and African
What are the three main sources of the cultural groups of Latin America and the Caribbean?
Spanish, Native American and African
What are three main sources of the cultural group of Latin America and the Caribbean?
Spanish, Native American and African
How much of its power does latin America get from hydroelectricity?
Very little power comes from their hydroelectic sources. There are very few water resources in the Latin American region.
What percent of South America's energy is produced by hydroelectric sources?
40 - 60 percent
Where did most new US immigrants come from in the 2000s?
Latin America
Which country wanted to protect the free countries of Latin America?
This is a tricky question. Most official sources will say the United States tried to do that; in reality, the Monroe doctrine's goals were to keep Latin America for the United States to exploit.
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