Where do most people live in Mexico?
Central Mexico
What environmental issue does Brazil struggle with?
Deforestation
What river runs mostly through Brazil? It starts in the Andes Mountains and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Amazon River
What is the largest and most populated country in Latin America?
Brazil
What body of water lies between Mexico and Florida?
Gulf of Mexico
Why do most people live in Central Mexico (provide two reasons).
1. Better climate
2. More jobs
3. Arable land
What causes the air pollution in Mexico City (human causes)?
Emissions from cars and factories
Which country shares a border with the United States?
Mexico
What feature allows ships to pass easily between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
Panama Canal
Where do most people live in Brazil?
Along the eastern coast.
Give two reasons the Amazon Rainforest is being cut down in Brazil.
Logging, Farms, Cattle Ranching, Mining
Which country is long and thin and runs along the western coast of South America?
Chile
Which region is home to an incredible diversity of plant, animal and insect species? It is located in the north-eastern portion of South America.
Amazon Rainforest
Where do most people live in Cuba? WHY?
Most people live in the cities because there are more natural resources and jobs available.
How has Mexico City reduced the air pollution over the past decade?
Provide at least two ways they have decreased air pollution in Mexico City.
1. Hoy no circula (no drive days)
2. Phasing out old vehicles
3. Improved public transportation
4. Reforestation
5. Education / Protocols
Which Caribbean island is located south of Florida?
Cuba
What place in Chile is known as the driest place on Earth?
Atacama Desert
How do physical features (such as the Amazon Rainforest or the Sierra Madre Mountains) affect population?
What geographical reason causes or worsens the air pollution in Mexico City?
The city lies in a crater shaped valley (city is surrounded by mountains the Sierra Madre Mountains)
Why is the Amazon Rainforest nicknamed, "The Lungs of the Earth?"
Because the region's plants produce more than 20 percent of the world's oxygen supply!!