Because water has a very high specific heat, it is very common that areas near oceans or large lakes tend to have more moderate and warmer climates than those that are away from these big bodies of water.
Governments of Latin America need money to support the high numbers of impoverished people in their countries, so they cut down the rainforest
Yes, if your country have problems and you want to go to another and they won't let you in because you were born in another country, would you like it?
From the choices of countries, the MOST heavily industrialized is Germany.