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All about South AmericaTRANSCRIPT
Culture BooksMexico
Colonialism● Mexico was settled by Spanish explorers● They brought over their traditions and their ideas about life.● A few things they brought over would be their food, habits, architecture,
diseases, and jobs.Cultures
● Aztec spoke Nahuan. Mexican speak spanish.● Aztec ate corn, beans, squash and other foods they could farm, hunt, or
gather. Now Mexico eats most of these things.● The Aztec’s believed in over 1,000 gods but they worshiped the sun god
most. Most of Mexico is roman catholic and only believe in one godEconomy
● The poor and rich gap in mexico is really big. There are a lot more poor people than rich people but the rich people have 41% of all the countries wealth
● Mexico has 114.8 million people● Mexico manufactures a lot of different things making it important to the economy
Life Today● Not many people immigration to mexico but mexicans will immigrate to the U.S.A.● Most people in Mexico work in the service industry● Almost all kids go to school for elementary school to middle school. Some places have
to pay for high school.
Central America and The CaribbeanNative people
● The people that were originally settled in Central America and the Caribbean where indian tribes.
● the spanish were the ones that discovered it when christopher columbus sailed over
Culture● They speak Spanish in Central America since they had Spanish
influence and they mainly speak English in the Caribbean.● The main religion in Central America is Catholic and the Caribbean is
mostly Christian● They listen to Reggae which was started by Bob Marley and other
things that include their heritageEconomy
● The main source of income in Central America is traditional agriculture. The Caribbean is mostly trade and manufacturing
● The population in Central America is around 40 million. The caribbean has around 42 million
● Barbados has the highest population density in Central America with 669 people per square mile. Saint-Martin has the highest population in the Caribbean with about 1,750 people per square miles
● Tourism is a big business in this area especially the caribbean since it has such a good climate. it brings a lot of money into the country.
Spanish Speaking South America Spanish Conquest & Rule
● The incas lived in what is now Peru ● When the Spanish came over they overthrew the incas and took over
their land● Other countries started to gain independence from spain from the late
18th century to the early 19th century.● They have a lot of socialist countries but they also still have a free
market Culture
● Their books have became very popular with the Latin American Boom. They have many different styles of writing like America.
● They like to listen to things like vallenato and cumbia music.● Arts and crafts are a way that the people are able to relate back to
their heritage.Economy
● The income gap between the rich and the poor is very big. The 10% of the rich own 40% of the wealth and the 20% poor hold less than 3% of the wealth
● They mostly make their money by exporting manufactured goods and natural resources.
● Chile's economy has a upper middle class rank. They lead the world in human development. has the biggest GDP in Latin America
Education● Most people in Spanish speaking South America can read and write.● Education in Chile is very different. You might have to pay to go to
high school (ages 14-17).
BrazilHistory
● There were many different tribes that lived there before since it was such a vast area.
● Portugal claimed brazil for its own in 1500. They made a settlement but it didn't really start anything. Once they split brazil in to 12 places.
● Brazil gained independence from Portugal on September 7, 1822Culture
● The people of Brazil have many of the same traditions of the Portuguese since they were the people who colonized it, yet they also have other cultures influencing them.
● They speak Portuguese because of the colonies ● They believe Roman Catholicism.
Economy● BRazil has many natural resources like oil, metals, chemicals, and
lumber.● They mainly go away from the cities that border the amazon and
towards Rio De Janeiro● The industry's they have are the lumber industry, power industry and
mining industryLife Today
● Part of the Brazilian culture is having carnival every year in the city of Rio De Janeiro
● They practice martial arts because that is part of their culture● Life in Rio De Janeiro is very busy since it is very populated. There
are many different kinds of people that live there and it is very rich in culture