Relations between Yugoslavia and the countries of CentralAmerica and the Caribbean
Amérique centrale ; Caraïbes ; Géographie de l'Europe ; Politique ; Politique économique ; Relations internationales ; Yougoslavie
Political and economic relations with the countries of CentralAmerica (Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama) and Caribbean countries (Barbados, Dominican republic, Grenada, Haïti, Jamaica, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago).
Amérique centrale ; Costa Rica ; El Salvador ; Etude comparée ; Exploitation agricole ; Guatemala ; Géographie de l'Amérique ; Honduras ; Nicaragua ; Petite exploitation ; Rendement agricole ; Revenu agricole ; Structure agraire ; Système de culture
CentralAmerica ; Communication network ; Cultural studies ; Historical geography ; Latin America ; Mountain ; South America
Amérique centrale ; Amérique du Sud ; Amérique latine ; Civilisation précolombienne ; Culturel ; Géographie historique ; Montagne ; Tumulus ; Voie de communication
Stone piles have occurred in several parts of Latin America since pre-Columbian times, typically located at mountain passes and crossroads. Their functions are often the same in widely separated areas. - (DWG)
The Panama Canal and the Central American crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean: geopolitics, development and culture.
Amérique centrale ; Canal ; Conflit armé ; Etats-Unis ; Géographie de l'Amérique ; Géographie politique ; Panama
Geography of America
Vision géopolitique du rôle de la zone du canal de Panama, sous administration nord-américaine, par rapport aux derniers événements politico-militaires survenus en Amérique Centrale. (OP).
Amérique centrale ; Carte choroplèthe ; Cartographie ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Enseignement secondaire ; Mexique
The basic steps in constructing choropleth maps are followed by a discussion of how such maps might be used in a secondary school lesson using Mexico, CentralAmerica and the Caribbean as a case study. The A. argues that the value of making
« Wildlands » conservation in CentralAmerica during the 1980s : a geographical perspective
Amerindians ; CentralAmerica ; Cultural identity ; Ethnic group ; Nature conservation ; Nature reserve ; Tropical rain forest
Amérindiens ; Amérique centrale ; Ethnie ; Forêt tropicale ; Identité culturelle ; Protection de la nature ; Réserve naturelle
More than 240 wild areas that total more than 70 000 km2 now receive protection in CentralAmerica. Most of these are tropical rain forest and incorporate indigenous populations. This article inventories protected areas for each country and offers
Enrollment trends in the regional geography of Latin America
CentralAmerica ; Latin America ; Mexico ; Regional geography ; Teaching of geography
Amérique centrale ; Amérique latine ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Géographie régionale ; Mexique
Between 1977 and 1989 in the U.S., enrollments in university-level courses on the geography of Latin America expanded 8.3 percent. Howerver, the number of universities with such regional courses declined from 101 to 88.―(DWG)
CentralAmerica ; Drug ; Justice ; Legislation ; Political geography ; Role of the State ; Security ; Social geography ; Territory ; United States of America ; Violence
Américacentral ; Droga ; Estados Unidos ; Geografía política ; Geografía social ; Legislación ; Rol del Estado ; Seguridad ; Territorio ; Violencia
Amérique centrale ; Drogue ; Etats-Unis ; Gang de rue ; Géographie politique ; Géographie sociale ; Justice ; Législation ; Rôle de l'Etat ; Sécurité ; Territoire ; Violence
This article introduces the topic of pandillas (street gangs) and their implications for security in CentralAmerica. Firstly, it explains that in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, political incentives aim to suppress them, even if all observers
These toxodont megaherbivores were endemic to South and CentralAmerica during the late Quaternary. Isotopic signatures of 47 toxodont teeth were analysed to reconstruct diet and ancient habitat. Tooth enamel carbon isotope data from 6 regions
of South and CentralAmerica indicate significant differences in toxodont diet and local vegetation during the late Quaternary.
Location theory and the centralization of industry in Latin America
The application of location theory to the problem of industrial centralization in Latin American countries provides a framework within which some of the processes that have caused and are causing the centralization of industry in Latin American
economies can be identified. Location theory is held to have two distinctive traditions what could be termed the normative and behavioural approaches. Theoretical contributions of each of these traditions are then applied to the problem of centralization
of industry in Latin America. The analysis predicts increasing industrial concentration and the likelihood that big city growth will continue apace during the next decade.