Cards in this guide (14)
What does a nautical map show
It shows depths of water and navigation routes, including
islands and coastlines.
What is Asia's primary export to Europe consisted of
The region of South America contains the continent of South America and also The region is made up of countries
Which colonizing country stayed entirely in South America
Portugal stayed entirely in South America.
How does an increase in trade affect the cultures involved
- More peaceful relationship
- Exchange of ideas
- Exchange of people
- Import/export of respective cultures
Plays a crucial role in world trade and has become a regional financial center
Seattle and Bangkok share cultures because of
Seattle and Bangkok are linked because of trade.
When assessed using the Gini coefficient South America gets very high numbers What does this signify
Large inequalities in the economy
What are some benefits and consequences of modern farming techniques
Some benefits and consequences of modern farming techniques are:
- Allows crop production to keep up with population growth
- Creates crops vulnerable to disease
- Creates higher crop yields
- Biodiversity has been greatly reduces by monoculture
- Terracing allows farming on steep hillsides
- Fertilizer both boosts production and damages the environment
Economy dominated by petroleum has the largest oil reserves in the Western Hemisphere
Nearly how much of the 355 million people that live in South America live in Brazil
Of the 355 million people that live in South America, nearly
198,292,000 people live in Brazil, as of December 2013. This
population is lower than the previous year by nearly 365,000
people.
What are the cultural differences between areas that were covered by ice during the last age and areas that were not covered
industrialization occurred earlier in areas that had been
covered
Does the continent North or South America have a larger population
South America currently contains approximately 371,274,000
people.
North America only contains approximately 295,734,000
people.
Out of North and South America the continent with the largest
population is South America.
About 90 percent of the population is of white European ancestry