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| show | They are resourceful people who have lived in the rain forest without harming it for thousands of years.
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| What is the Native Amazonian interest in the rain forest? | show 🗑
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| How would describe the settlers? | show 🗑
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| show | They would like to build more farms and modernize the rain forest.
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| show | They clear the land so there is space for their cattle to roam.
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| What is the rancher interest in the rain forest? | show 🗑
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| show | The rubber tappers have lived in the rain forest for hundreds of years. They tap the rubber trees and sell the rubber to maintain their way of life.
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| show | They would like to be left alone. Their trees need a lot of room to grow, so they would like the rain forest to remain untouched.
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| show | They do not live in the rain forest, yet want it to remain untouched to benefit the environment.
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| What is the environmentalist interest in the rain forest? | show 🗑
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| How would you describe the government leaders? | show 🗑
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| What is the government leader interest in the rain forest? | show 🗑
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| What is the relative location of the Panama Canal? | show 🗑
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| What European country first came up with the idea of crossing Panama, hauling their boats across 30-40 mile roads to reach the other side? | show 🗑
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| What was the primary reason for building the Panama Railway? | show 🗑
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| What are the 5 hardships that the French faced while attempting to build the canal? | show 🗑
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| show | the California gold rush and easy transportation
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| Why did President Roosevelt decide to support the Panamanians in their fight for independence? | show 🗑
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| show | The locks acted as gates so that the water could rest at different levels at either side. They helped connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that were at two different levels.
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| show | President Jimmy Carter made the decision in 1977, but the handover did not take place until 1999.
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| What is a conquistador? | show 🗑
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| show | The destroyed the natives' ways of life, taking over their land and making them slaves.
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| Where were the Incas located and what were they known for. | show 🗑
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| Where were the Indians of the Amazon located and what were they known for? | show 🗑
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| show | Location: Southern Andes Mountains
Known for: holding off the Spanish for a long time
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| Why did the Indians not welcome the conquistadors? | show 🗑
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| What is a viceroyality? | show 🗑
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| show | A large estate granted to wealthy Spaniards.
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| What was the job of the Indians and mestizos on the encomendas? | show 🗑
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| After each revolution, who became the new leader of the nation? | show 🗑
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| Why did the revolutions continue to happen? | show 🗑
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| show | The king and queen of Brazil lived in Brazil and so they treated the native people better. They lived more peacefully than the Spanish.
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