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Chapter 11

Chapter 11. Today’s Issues: Latin America. Section 1. Rain Forest Resources Can you name a few?. Some favorite and familiar tropical rainforest area foods and products :

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Chapter 11

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  1. Chapter 11 Today’s Issues: Latin America

  2. Section 1 • Rain Forest Resources • Can you name a few?

  3. Some favorite and familiar tropical rainforest area foods and products : • Avocado, Macadamia nuts, Breadfruit, Manioc/tapioca, Brazil nuts, Mayonnaise (coconut oil), Cane sugar (Saccharin officious, indigenous to the Far East), Okra, Cassava, Papaya, Chayote, Passion fruit, Chewing gum (chicle latex), Plantain, Eucalyptus oil (cough drops, perfumes), Star anise, Guava, Tolu balsam oil (cough drops, confections, soap, cosmetics), Hearts of palm, Vermouth (cascarilla oil) Cassava root Star Anise Breadfruit Avocado

  4. Pharmaceuticals derived from tropical plants • Annato-Red dye, Curare-Muscle relaxant for surgery, Diogenin-Arthritis and Asthma treatments, steroids, birth control pills, sex hormones, Quassia-Insecticide, Quinine-Anti-malarial treatment, pneumonia treatment, Reserpine-Sedative, tranquilizer, Strophanthus-Heart disease, Strychnine-Emetic, stimulant, Tuba root -Rotenone, flea dip

  5. biodiversity • Wide range of plant and animal species

  6. deforestation • The cutting down and clearing away of trees.

  7. global warming • The build up of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, preventing heat from escaping into space and causing rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/26566-earth-science-global-warming-video.htm

  8. Shrinking Ice Caps

  9. debt-for-nature swap • A plan where an environmental group will pay off a certain amount of governmental dept. In exchange the government agrees to protect a certain portion of the rain forest.

  10. Section 2 • Giving Citizens a Voice

  11. oligarchy • The government by the few. Russia South Africa

  12. junta • A government run and controlled by generals (military). Myanmar Junta

  13. caudillo • A military leader or political boss Argentina’s Peron Mexico’s Santa Anna

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