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Central and SouthAmerica
Central America
- economy- Tobacco, banana republics, coffee, tropical fruits, non-ferrous metals,
ore mining
• Mainland - States between the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Isthmus of
Panama
• Island part - Greater and Lesser Antilles
• Honduras- In the past, the Mayans, the remains of the pyramids, bananas and
coffee
• Costa Rica- It is among the most advanced, stable political system, tourism,
gold and silver are mined
• Panama- an important strategic location- the Panama Canal, since 1991-
under the government of Panama, passes around 40 ships a day
Caribbean - comes from the name of the Carib Indian tribe that inhabited the
islands before the arrival of the first Europeans
• Climate - tropical, alternation of rainy season - summer and dry season -
winter
• Hurricanes - tropical storms form in this area
• Cuba- communist state, focuses on growing sugar cane and tobacco, dance-
Samba
• Jamaica- most of the offspring are descendants of Africans, Bob Marley-
Reggae, Rastafarianism, beautiful beaches, tourism, large reserves of bauxite
• Bahamas-Tax haven, coral islands, member of the Commonwealth
• Brazil and the Guyana area - the largest in terms of area and population, the
Amazon lowland - the Amazon forest, the Brazilian highlands
• Amazon lowland - Large deposits of gold, non-ferrous metals, ores - the
government - by mining them to help the economic prosperity of the country -
contrary to the protection of rainforests
• The rainforest is also declining due to arable land and logging
• The largest producer of coffee, oranges, one of the world's cereals, cattle
breeding - Brazil
• Densely populated east coast - Sao Paulo - the largest city in South America,
Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte are also large
• Rio de Janeiro- Carneval, Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Maracana Stadium
Massive migration of residents from the countryside to the cities, the emergence
of poor neighborhoods – favelas
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