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Americas Discover Columbus: The Geography of Latin American History James Hayes-Bohanan, Ph.D. paxmundo.org webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh. GEOG 520: The Geography Behind History. Voyages. Latin Spoken Here?. Global Atmospheric Circulation Model. Seasonal Pressure and Precipitation Patterns. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Americas Discover Columbus: The Geography of Latin American History
James Hayes-Bohanan, Ph.D.paxmundo.org
webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh
GEOG 520: The Geography Behind History
Voyages
The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery.
Georg C. Lichtenberg
LatinSpokenHere?
Global Atmospheric Circulation Model
Seasonal Pressure and Precipitation Patterns
Globalization in the Aztec Age
Mexico City
Texcoco
Tenochtitlánwww.semarnat.gob.mx
Teotihuacán
www.world-mysteries.com
Mexico City
September 1985, Magnitude 8.1 quake centered in the subduction zone off Acapulco killed more than 4,000 people in Mexico City, more than 300 kilometers away.
earthquake.usgs.gov
Complexity• Water management food
surpluses• Nobles and priests• State-organized military• Cities with secondary and
tertiary sectors• Ceremonial metals• Monumental architecture• Systematic record keeping
Blouet & Blouet pp. 56-57
www.peru-explorer.com
• Water management food surpluses surplus labor
• Nobles and priests• State-organized military• Cities with secondary and
tertiary sectors• Ceremonial metals• Monumental architecture• Systematic record keeping
SophisticationShifting cultivation among tropical forest farmers(Blouet & Blouet fig. 3.3)
AGROFORESTRY
MILPA
Modernization
Lee Clockman
May 4, 1493
http://es.encarta.msn.com
Earth at Night
NASA.GOV
Latin America at Night
NASA.GOV
Captaincies
Dr. Michele LevyNorth Carolina A&T Univ.
Columbian Exchange
The Dream of Christopher Columbus1959, Salvador Dalí
PLANTS ANIMALS PEOPLE DISEASES MINERAL WEALTH RAW MATERIALS MANUFACTURES TECHNOLOGY
after Blouet & Blouet, p. 74
¡MUSICA!
