South American Landforms
What major landform runs along the entire western coast of South America?
What are the Andes Mountains?
Central America is an isthmus. What does this mean?
What is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses (NA & SA)?
Which mountain range separates South Asia from East Asia?
What are the Himalayas?
Which river is the longest and most economically important in East Asia?
What is the Yangtze River?
What is a push factor? Give one example from South Asia.
What is a reason people leave a place, such as natural disaster or lack of jobs?
What is the driest places on Earth?
What is the Atacama Desert?
Why did African cultural influence become strong in the Caribbean?
What is because of the transatlantic slave trade bringing millions to the region?
Why do so many people live in the Indo-Gangetic Plain?
What is because fertile soil and major rivers support farming and large populations?
Why is the Yellow River called “China’s Sorrow”?
What is because of destructive, deadly floods that destroy farmland and homes?
What is a pull factor? Give one example from South Asia.
What is a reason people move to a new place, such as higher wages or better schools?
Why is the Amazon Rainforest called the “Lungs of the Earth”?
What is because it absorbs CO₂, releases oxygen, and regulates global climate?
Why do many Central American countries struggle with poverty today? Give two reasons.
What is lack of industry, unequal wealth, political instability, or natural disasters?
Which two rivers create the “mouth” into the Bay of Bengal, and what do they form?
What are the Ganges & Brahmaputra Rivers AND the world’s largest delta?
What environmental problem do many Chinese cities face, and what causes it?
What is air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels and factory emissions?
Explain the difference between internal and external migration.
What is internal = move within the same country; external = move to another country?
Explain why the Pampas are important for Argentina’s economy.
What is because their flat, fertile land makes them ideal for agriculture (wheat, corn, beef)?
Why is Haiti and the Dominican Republic’s shared island historically significant?
Answer: What is Hispaniola was colonized by different European powers, shaping language/culture?
Explain how being landlocked (like Nepal or Bhutan) affects a country’s trade.
What is it limits access to ports, increases shipping costs, and slows economic growth?
Why does Japan rely heavily on imports for natural resources?
What is because Japan has few natural resources and depends on global trade to support industry?
How does infrastructure (roads, bridges, ports) affect a country’s economy?
What is strong infrastructure improves trade, transportation, and economic growth?
List three countries the Andes Mountains pass through and explain how this impacts settlement.
What are Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela AND what is because steep terrain makes farming/transport difficult, so people live along coasts or valleys?
Explain how a free-trade economy helps Caribbean countries but can also create challenges.
What is it encourages easy trade and tourism income, but can make economies dependent on foreign markets?
How does the Tibetan Plateau shape climate and life in surrounding regions?
What is its high elevation helps create the monsoon, blocks cold winds, and supplies major rivers?
What does the term “East Asian Miracle” refer to?
What is the rapid economic growth of East Asian countries that overcame typical emerging-market challenges?
Why are many of Afghanistan’s resources undeveloped despite being valuable?
What is conflict + poor infrastructure make extraction difficult and unsafe?