Latin America
Latin American Lists
Climate and Conditions
People
Places
100
This factor has the greatest influence on Latin America's climates.
What is elevation?
100
Three of Latin America's mineral resources.
What are gold, silver, and copper?
100
The hot and humid conditions of the Amazon Basin result partly from the area's location where?
What is on the equator?
100
Diego Rivera was a well-known Mexican in what area?
What is painting?
100
This river is the western hemisphere's longest river.
What is the Amazon River?
200
Latin America's system of rivers provides a source of energy called this.
What is hydroelectric power?
200
Latin America is divided into these three areas.
What are Middle America, Caribbean, and South America?
200
This type of climate characterizes much of Latin America.
What is tropical?
200
In Mexico, parents and children often share their home with these people.
What are extended family members?
200
This country is the largest exporter of copper.
What is Chile?
300
Latin American government uses satellite imaging to help forecast these.
What are hurricanes?
300
Three of Latin America's agricultural exports.
What are bananas, sugar cane, and coffee?
300
This portion of all plant and animal species on Earth live in tropical rain forests.
What is half?
300
Most of the population of South America lives here.
What is near the coast?
300
The earth's largest rain forest is in this location.
What is the Amazon Basin?
400
Despite physical barriers, some Latin American countries developed these well.
What are rail systems?
400
Three main crops grown in the "tierra client."
What are bananas, rice and sugar?
400
This is the most direct result of having large numbers of migrants move to Latin American cities.
What is increase in shantytowns?
400
The Aztecs developed this highly structured system headed by the Emperor.
What is the class system?
400
This forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States.
What is the Rio Grande?
500
Latin America's major road system that stretches from northern Mexico to southern Chile.
What is Pan-American Highways?
500
Three things the Columbian exchange involved.
What are plants, animals, and transmission of infectious diseases?
500
The loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries is known as this.
What is brain drain?
500
The Native American empires of Latin America were these three groups.
What are the Aztecs, Incas and Mayas?
500
This is the world's highest navigable lake, located in the Andes.
What is Lake Titicaca?
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