Political Geography
Latin America is referred to as a __________ region.
What is cultural region!
The series of parallel mountain chains that run through the country of Mexico are collectively known as the _________ __________ .
What is the Sierra Madre Mountains!
Latin America is covered with mountains and highlands. The climate in these rugged areas is greatly affected by a place’s height above sea level, otherwise known as what? _____
What is altitude!
The second-longest located in South America is known as the ___________ river, which starts in the Andes and flows east about 4,000 miles to the Atlantic Ocean. This river is the second largest river in the world.
What is Amazon River!
Latin America is known as a ___________ region, which may be defined as an area that includes different countries that share similar cultural traits.
What is a cultural region!
Latin America can be divided into three_____________.
What is subregions!
This cordillera, or region of parallel mountain chains, is the world’s longest mountain system.
What is Andes Mountains!
A set of changes in air pressure, temperature, and rainfall (originating from the Pacific Ocean) in South America is collectively known as the what? _____
What is El Nino Effect!
Most of Latin America’s lakes are located in South America. One of the largest and most well-known lakes is Lake ____________________ in Venezuela.
What is Lake Maracaibo!
Most people in Latin America speak Romance Languages. The language that is most spoken in Latin America is ____________.
What is Spanish!
What is one country that belongs to the Caribbean Islands?
What is Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico!
The islands of the Caribbean Sea (also called the West Indies) can be divided into three groups: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas. The Lesser Antilles are an ________________, or group of islands.
What is an archipelago!
These climates can be found in the parts of South America that lie south of the Tropic of Capricorn and also in parts of southwestern South America. This climate covers the subtropical and Mediterranean regions of South America.
What is Temperate Climates!
The area between the tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is referred to as the what?
What is the tropics!
People from Brazil, the largest country in South America, mainly speak _____________ because their country was colonized by Portugal during the 15th century.
What is Portuguese!
What are two countries that belong to Central America?
What is Guatemala, Belize, El Salvidor, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, or Panama!
The narrow piece of land in Central America that links the rest of North America to South America is referred to as the _________ of Panama.
What is isthmus!
These climates make up some parts of Latin America, including northern Mexico, coastal Peru and Chile, northeastern Brazil, and southeastern Argentina. These areas consist of partly dry steppe lands as well as cacti and hardy shrubs that have adapted to harsher desert areas.
What is Dry Climates!
There are lowland plains found north and south of the Amazon Basin. The __________ are tropical grasslands that stretch through eastern Colombia and Venezuela, whereas the ___________covers much of Argentina and Uruguay. Both of the plains are used for cattle herding and grain farming.
What is Llanos and Pampas!
These three subregions of Latin America are ________ America, the Caribbean, and South America.
What is Middle America!
What are three countries that belong to South America?
What is Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, or French Guiana?
What man-made feature cuts through the isthmus of Panama, and why is this feature important to us?
What is... the Panama Canal. It is important because it is a shortcut that ships can use to get from the Atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean faster.
These climates can be found in most Caribbean islands and much of Central America and South America. This climate can be wet, consisting of year-round hot temperatures and heavy rainfall, or it can be dry, consisting of hot temperatures and abundant rainfall but also a long dry season.
What is Tropical Climates!
What man-made feature cuts through the isthmus of Panama, and why is this feature important to us?
What is... the Panama Canal. It is important because it is a shortcut that ships can use to get from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean faster.
The area between the tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is referred to as the what?
What is the tropics!