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Questions

1. Summarize some of the major environmental issues impacting Latin America and how different countries in the region have tried to address them.

2. Demographically, Latin America has grown much faster than North America. What factors contribute to its faster growth, and is this growth likely to continue?

3. What is a maquiladora? Where are maquiladoras mostly located in Mexico? What products do maquiladoras currently produce in present-day?

4. What are the cultural legacies of Iberia in Latin America, and how are they expressed?

5. How has the export of primary products (food, fiber, and energy) shaped the economies of Latin America?

6. What environmental issues currently affect the Caribbean? Describe the risks and possible solutions.

7. How did the long-term reliance on a plantation economy influence settlement patterns in the Caribbean?

8. Which countries have had colonial or neocolonial influences in the Caribbean, and why have they engaged with the region?

9. The Economist article "Why are Latin American Workers So Strikingly Unproductive?" discusses the overall low gross domestic product (GDP) for Latin American nations when compared to other nations in the world sharing similar demographic and economic conditions. The article cites low worker productivity as one of the primary reasons Latin American nations are struggling. According to the article, what are some of the reasons why worker productivity is lower than other regions of the world, such as East Asia?

10. The Economist article "Cuba's Communist Government Taps the Diaspora for Cash" examines the recent decision by the Cuban government to permit Cuban citizens, who fled to the United States as refugees, the ability to return to Cuba to visit family and friends. Traditionally, Cuban citizens who fled Cuba would not be permitted to return. According to the article, why has Cuba suddenly reversed this policy?