Case Study Sheet For GEOG 320: Latin America
Review Sheet for GEOG 320: Latin America – Exam 3 – Spring 2014
Contemporary Cities -- Chapter 14
What were the reasons for rapid urbanization / urban growth in the 1900s?
What are the rural push factors for migration to cities? And the urban pull factors?
What are some examples of formal and informal economic activities in Latin American cities?
Why might governments want to stop “self-help” housing? Why might governments want to support “self-help” housing?
“self-help” housing makes the government look as though they either aren’t able to provide for the poor or that they don’t care about the poor.
“self-help” housing is also a bonus for the government because they don’t have to spend their resources on creating affordable …show more content…
an urban center targeted for development of key economic and social infrastructure to promote regional economic development ( roads, electric grids, schools, markets, and medical facilities)
Brazil -- Chapters 13 & 15
What are the historical, economic, and cultural factors which make Brazil’s Atlantic coastal plain region different from the rest of modern-day Brazil?
From where and why did Brazil move its capital to Brasilia in the 1960s?
- Strategic reasons: Rio de Janeiro is on the coastline and they wanted to move the capital inland in case of an invasion. It is much easier to defend a capital inland because you have more time to prepare versus a capital that is on the shore.
- to Develop the heart of Brazil. Until the construction of Brasilia, there wasn't anything there. The central region of Brazil was totally undeveloped as the population lived mostly along the coastline. They figure that if they moved the capital inland, people would move there and develop that area. They were proved …show more content…
Which areas in the U.S. are home to large Latin American populations – and why?
Typically the southwestern US is home to large Mexican populations,
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California, New York, Florida, Illinois have the largest Hispanic population
stretching from Texas to California. They settled in the areas that once used to be a part of Mexico. Mexican workers and immigrants also reached the Midwest in small numbers.
Areas with jobs in agriculture, manufacturing, construction work
To which other countries have Latin Americans tended to migrate – and why?
Spain, Italy ,UK, Germany, Portugal
From Student Presentations
Collin Christian’s presentation – who were the Sandinistas and why did the U.S oppose them?
Sandinistas: a social democratic political party in Nicaragua; the U.S opposed them because they were afraid that they were going to become a Cuban-style communist government allied and Reagan wanted to prevent the spread of
Contemporary Cities -- Chapter 14
What were the reasons for rapid urbanization / urban growth in the 1900s?
What are the rural push factors for migration to cities? And the urban pull factors?
What are some examples of formal and informal economic activities in Latin American cities?
Why might governments want to stop “self-help” housing? Why might governments want to support “self-help” housing?
“self-help” housing makes the government look as though they either aren’t able to provide for the poor or that they don’t care about the poor.
“self-help” housing is also a bonus for the government because they don’t have to spend their resources on creating affordable …show more content…
an urban center targeted for development of key economic and social infrastructure to promote regional economic development ( roads, electric grids, schools, markets, and medical facilities)
Brazil -- Chapters 13 & 15
What are the historical, economic, and cultural factors which make Brazil’s Atlantic coastal plain region different from the rest of modern-day Brazil?
From where and why did Brazil move its capital to Brasilia in the 1960s?
- Strategic reasons: Rio de Janeiro is on the coastline and they wanted to move the capital inland in case of an invasion. It is much easier to defend a capital inland because you have more time to prepare versus a capital that is on the shore.
- to Develop the heart of Brazil. Until the construction of Brasilia, there wasn't anything there. The central region of Brazil was totally undeveloped as the population lived mostly along the coastline. They figure that if they moved the capital inland, people would move there and develop that area. They were proved …show more content…
Which areas in the U.S. are home to large Latin American populations – and why?
Typically the southwestern US is home to large Mexican populations,
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California, New York, Florida, Illinois have the largest Hispanic population
stretching from Texas to California. They settled in the areas that once used to be a part of Mexico. Mexican workers and immigrants also reached the Midwest in small numbers.
Areas with jobs in agriculture, manufacturing, construction work
To which other countries have Latin Americans tended to migrate – and why?
Spain, Italy ,UK, Germany, Portugal
From Student Presentations
Collin Christian’s presentation – who were the Sandinistas and why did the U.S oppose them?
Sandinistas: a social democratic political party in Nicaragua; the U.S opposed them because they were afraid that they were going to become a Cuban-style communist government allied and Reagan wanted to prevent the spread of