First of al, choose a region.
But also, what do humans do to affect the environment? (We litter, We pollute, We don't reuse enough, and that affects the environment because...)
For example littering affects the environment because animals can consume the litter, killing the animal.
Some of the aspects of Latin American culture that were influenced by Spain and Portugal are:
-Languages - the indigenous languages are barely spoken anymore
-religion: most people in Latin America is Christian and indigenous religions are barely followed.
-economies: they follow mixed systems rather than the traditional economies of pre-Columbian times.