Latin America
Training History
The main point of union between the countries forming the Latin America is its history, ie the type of colonization that were submitted, from the sixteenth century by European powers.
The colonization of Latin America was different from what happened in America Anglo-Saxon, that is, the United States and Canada. In these two countries prevailed what we call the settler colonies, while in Latin America there were more colonies of exploitation.
The function of the colonies, therefore, was to provide price below the mineral products or agricultural genres. Since this was to produce primary goods, ie products like sugar, gold, silver, diamonds, timber, etc. .- the very low labor costs used was one that worked hard and received little - thus enslaved the indigenous, and especially and black African, to be used as cheap labor.
In settler colonies, which were vastly outnumbered that the goal was to exploit the other. In this case, the settlers came to new lands, not for new lands to enrich themselves and not return to the metropolis, but for seeking a new home, a new place to permanent housing.
Latin America
General 1.TECHNICAL
Latin America stretches from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego at the southern end of America. Totals approximately 20.5 million km, or 13.7% of the submerged lands of the globe, with a population of 350 million.
2. Nature
a) North: Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexican Plateau.
b) West: the Andes.
c) East: the Guiana Shield and the Brazilian Highlands.
d) Center: Plains of the Orinoco, Amazon Plain, Plain Platinum.
3.Hidrografia
Orinoco, the Amazon, Platina Basin.
Climate-4.Paisagens Botanical
Latin America lies in the intertropical zone, the hot weather prevailed, except in the extreme south (Argentina and Chile) and in mountainous areas (the Andes).
The highlights are the main landscape plants: Amazon Forest, Cerrado, Caatinga, Pampa steppes and deserts or (Mexico, Atacama, Patagonia).
5.População Latin American
a) High vegetative growth due to high motarlidade.
b) Predominance of young people, which represents heavy burden on the United States.
c) Prevalence of mixed race and the rural population.
d) Increased concentrations demographic: the Brazilian coast, the River Plate estuary, Caracas, Santiago, Bogota the Pacific Coast to Lima, Central America.
e) The main demographic gaps are in the interior of South America, such as Amazon and rugged stretches of the Andes and Patagonia.
6.Economia Latin American
a) Agriculture is the economic base of Latin America, mainly Central America, Ecuador, Colombia.
b) Latin America has large subsoil, especially Brazil, Mexico and Andean countries.
c) Industrial development is slowly slowly and unevenly across countries.Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile are in the industrial vandaguarda.
d) The agricultural and mineral products represent, in general, over 90% of the value of exports from Latin American countries. Imports are mainly manufactured goods.
Latin America Scientific
Latin America has much to offer to the process of scientific Mundial.Este was the balance of the "8th Meeting of the Network for the Popularization of Science and Technology for Latin America and the Caribbean (Red-POP), which occurred simultaneously with" 12th Congress of the Mexican Society for the Promotion of Science and Technology (Somedicyt).
Elaine Reynoso, president of Somedicyt, found good participation from the continent, but regretted the absence of many representatives. After Mexico (156), Brazil was the largest number of participants (20), followed by Colombia (10), Chile (4), Ecuador, Argentina and Spain (3), and United States (2). The conference also included representatives of Uruguay, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Belgium, South Africa, Australia, Finland and France.
Brazil was chosen by Scania to start its activities in Latin America in 1957.Built-Vabis officially Scania Diesel Engines in Brazil, produced its first truck in 1958. The following year, he left the assembly line the first Brazilian to diesel trucks.