Geography of Latin America

• problems of naming and definition of Latin America,
• basic natural (geological, relief, climate, vegetation, hydrological) characteristics, causes and consequences of natural disasters,
• history and effects of European colonialism,
• the history of immigration and independence movements against European colonial rule,
• demographic characteristics, migrations, ethnic and language diversity,
• accelerated urbanization, rural-city relationship, morphology, structure, and environmental and social (poverty, shanty towns, crime, social segregation) problems of cities,
• natural resources and the importance of the ownership structure for their management, use of raw materials, agricultural and industrial production, services, informal economies,
• environmental problems of Latin America,
• the impact of foreign capital in the current economic development, causes and consequences of economic crises in recent decades, social inequality,
• geopolitical situation and its impact on the development of Latin America,
• cooperation among the countries of Latin America,
• recent developmental trends and processes,
• geographical particularities of the selected countries.

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• Gwynne, R. N., Kay, C. (ur.), 2004. Latin America transformed. Globalization and modernity. New York: Oxford University Press. COBISS.SI-ID – 54500962
• Kent, R. B., 2006. Latin America: regions and people. New York, London, Guilford Press, 422 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 32310882
• Munck, R., 2003. Contemporary Latin America. Houndmills, Basingstoke, New York: Palgrave Macmillan. COBISS.SI-ID – 31503458

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