Vocabulary
Major Landforms
Climate & Water
Regions
Extra
100
The exchange of goods and ideas between Europe and its colonies in North and South America.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
100
The process of cutting and clearing away trees from a forest.
What is deforestation?
100
Rivers or streams that flow into a larger body of water.
What are tributaries?
100
The worlds's second most populous city, lies at the southern end of the central plateau.
What is Mexico City?
100
Latin America is a continent
What is NO!
200
Height of land above sea level
What is Elevation
200
Longest mountain chain in the world
What is the Andes Mountains
200
Ocean current that affects climate in Latin America around Christmas.
What is El Nino?
200
Two mountain ranges, one in the west and one in the east.
What are the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental mountain ranges?
200
The three things that created the islands in the Caribbean
What is coral, volcanoes, & underwater mountains
300
A narrow strip of land that connects to larger pieces of land
What is an isthmus
300
Jungles, a marshy island, and cities high in the Andes.
What were the ancient civilizations of Latin America located?
300
The area between the latitudes 23.27" north and 23.27" south, where the weather is typically hot.
What is the Tropical Zone?
300
The landmass that forms a bridge between Mexico and South America.
What is Central America?
300
The two main languages spoken in Latin America
What is Spanish & Portuguese
400
Aztec ruler who was conquered by the Spanish.
Who is Montezuma II?
400
Aztec floating gardens.
What are chinampas?
400
Vast plains in the southern part of South America.
What are Pampas?
400
East of Central America lies an island nation.
What is the Caribbean?
400
The main resources Latin American countries used to rely on
What is petroleum (oil)
500
The most remarkable example of Inca stonework.
What is the city of Machu Picchu?
500
Most famous MAN-MADE landform in Latin America.
What is the Panama Canal?
500
Hurricanes are caused by a mixture of these two things.
What is cold air and warm water?
500
It carries the largest volume of water in the world.
What is the Amazon River?
500
Home to Native American tribes and for many species of animals.
What is the Amazon rain forest?
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