Places
Terms
Examples
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100
This country is located the furthest north among those that we studied this chapter
What is Mexico?
100
The "Greater Antilles" involves which 4 islands that we discussed?
What is Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico?
100
The island of Hispaniola is made up of these two different countries.
What is Haiti & the Dominican Republic?
100
"Honduras" is considered part of which subregion of Latin America?
What is Middle or Meso-America?
200
Central America and the Caribbean have many active volcanoes. This is the cause of them.
What is plate tectonics? What is 4 continental plates coming together, and subduction?
200
Panama is one of the most stereotypical examples of this physical geography term
What is isthmus? EC: What is the inverse of an isthmus (review from several chapters ago), in terms of physical landforms?
200
The Bahamas and the Lesser Antilles are textbook examples of this physical geography term
What is an "archipelago"?
200
This flat wetland / grassland area is located along the Orinoco River, and is in Northern Latin America
What is the Llanos plains? EC: What two countries does it cover?
300
This mountain range is sometimes called the "spine of South America". It reaches over 20,000 feet high.
What is the Andes?
300
This is a series of mountain ranges that run parallel to each other.
What is a cordillera? EC: What cordillera did we mention in this chapter?
300
Name one of the rivers that is a tributary of the Amazon.
What is the Tapajos, Rio Negro, Tocantins, Madeira, etc.?
300
What is the name of the second largest riverbasin in Latin America?
What is the La Plata River Basin? EC: Name one of the rivers that flow into it:
400
Name the two rich grassland plains we discussed this chapter:
What is Llanos & the Pampas EC: How are they similar? Different?
400
Where is the Atacama Desert?
What is N. Chile?
400
Name at least one good and bad thing about Latin America in general:
Good: lots of richness of life, culture, etc. Bad: Corruption, sanitation / development in some areas, etc.
400
Name the two lakes we talked about, and what they are known for:
What is Lake Maracaibo / Titicaca; Lightning storms and Reed Islands, boats, etc.
500
Name at least 3 countries in the Caribbean:
Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, etc. EC: Name 3 in Middle America or Latin America (3 of the same subregion)
500
Name some island(s) that are controlled by another country, not necessarily the closest one.
What is Falkland Islands / S. Georgia Island (Britain); Puerto Rico (U.S.) Bermuda (UK), etc.
500
FInal Jeopardy
Give as much info about the climates, geography, etc. (ex: Altitude Climate Zones) of Latin America
500
Final Jeopardy:
Share as much as you know about the Caribbean in general: geography, climate, natural resources, economy, etc.
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