Answer:
Diseases decreased life expectancy by 10% and men outnumbered women, population growth was slow.
Explanation:
- In earlier times the climate of places was warm and had swamp type environments, which led to the diseases and this impacted the life span of the people and also affected their livelihood and immigration was the only way to sustain the population.
- Crops like tobacco were not affected by the changes in climate and thus became a cash crop of the entire region.
Hernan Cortes is the explorer not correctly matched with his region. He did not explore western South America, but instead explored Mexico. He fought in Mexico and led the downfall of the Aztec Empire. For this, he received a high-ranking medal and this helped him move up as a noble of a better level in the social ranking. He also used the tactics of being friends with some indigenous groups versus others. He brought large parts of Mexico under the Spanish Castille rule.
