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A country's economy based largley on a one resource or crop
What is one-resource economy
100
to add variety
What is diversify
100
the ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people
What is economy
100
a warming of the ocean water along the western coast of South America
What is El Nino
100
a dense evergreen forest that has abundent rainfall year round
What is a rain forest
200
Central America is a narrow strip of land, or ____ that lies between Mexico and South America.
What is an isthmus
200
Argentina’s prized cattle graze on plains called the ____.
What is pampas
200
The Amazon has hundreds of rivers and streams that flow into it, each of which is called a(an) ____.
What is tributary
200
Down the center of Mexico is a(an) ____ , or large, raised area of mostly level land.
What is platue
200
The height of land above sea level is called ____.
What is elevation
300
Trade and travel among the regions of South America have been affected by a. natural resources and vegetation. b. high mountains and dense rain forests.
What is b. high mountains and dense rain forests.
300
To reduce their reliance on one natural resource or crop, many Latin American nations have begun to a. produce only oil. b. diversify their economies.
What is b. diversify their economies.
300
Two South American countries that produce coffee as a key crop are a. Brazil and Columbia. b. Canada and Cuba.
What is a. Brazil and Columbia.
300
One statement that can be made about climate in Latin America is that throughout the region it is a. usually cold and frosty. b. different from place to place.
What is b. different from place to place.
300
The long mountain chain that runs along the west coast of South America is called the a. Rockies. b. Sierra Nevada. c. Andes. d. Sierra Madre.
What is c. Andes.
400
Latin America is located in the a. Northern Hemisphere. b. Southern Hemisphere. c. Western Hemisphere. d. Eastern Hemisphere.
What is c. Western Hemisphere.
400
Mexico’s Central Plateau is an important region because a. it is a mountainous region where few people live, but minerals are mined. b. Most of the country’s people live there. c. It is a place where active volcanoes and earthquakes make life difficult.
What is b. Most of the country’s people live there.
400
One of the uses of rivers in Central America is to produce a. hydroelectricity. b. nuclear power. c. wind power. d. solar energy.
What is a. hydroelectricity.
400
All of the following are regions of Latin America except a. the United States and Canada. b. Mexico and Central America. c. the Caribbean. d. South America.
What is a. the United States and Canada.
400
he Amazon River Basin is home to a. the rolling highlands called pampas. b. South America’s gauchos. c. the largest tropical rain forest in the world. d. the world’s biggest volcano.
What is c. the largest tropical rain forest in the world.
500
The soil in the farmland in Mexico and Central America is made fertile by a. decomposing leaves from trees. b. water from the Caribbean. c. melting snow. d. volcanic ash.
What is d. volcanic ash.
500
Some Caribbean islands are formed from the tops of underwater mountains while others are formed from a. earthquakes and hurricanes. b. the skeletons of tiny sea animals. c. active volcanoes. d. high, flat plateaus.
What is b. the skeletons of tiny sea animals.
500
When the price of copper goes down, how does that affect the economy in Chile? a. The economy is not affected. b. The price of copper never goes down. c. The economy suffers d. The economy improves.
What is c. The economy suffers
500
The types of crops grown by farms in the Andes in influenced in large part by a. elevation. b. latitude. c. longitude. d. pampas.
What is a. elevation.
500
Among the factors that affect climate in Latin America are a. earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes. b. elevation, the Equator, and wind patterns. c. vegetation, elevation, and earthquakes. d. El Niño, hurricanes, and volcanoes.
What is b. elevation, the Equator, and wind patterns.
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