Latin America
Major Landforms
Waterways
Climate
Vegetation
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Is Latin America a continent, a country, a city, or a region?
Latin America is a region.
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What is a plateau?
A large raised area of mostly level land.
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What is the largest river in South America?
Amazon River
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Which of the 3 regions in Latin America receives the most hurricanes?
Caribbean Islands
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Why do some desert regions in South America receive no rain?
Rain clouds can't travel there because they are blocked by the Andes Mountains, which are extremely tall.
200
What are the 3 regions that make up Latin America?
Caribbean Islands, Central America + Mexico, and South America
200
What is an isthmus? In which region of Latin America will you find an isthmus?
A strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land. Mexico and Central America form an isthmus.
200
What is a tributary?
A tributary is a small river or stream that flows into a large river, like the Amazon. The Amazon river has over 1,000 tributaries connecting to it.
200
Which region in Latin America has the largest tropical wet climate?
South America
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Which two factors affect the type of plants and crops that grow in a region?
Temperature and rainfall
300
Latin America spans across 2 continents. Which 2?
North America and South America
300
The larger Caribbean Islands are the tops of huge underwater mountains, some of which are volcanoes. What are the smaller Caribbean Islands made of?
Coral, the skeletons of tiny sea animals. Over hundreds of years they have stuck together.
300
What is the highest lake in the world that is large enough for ships?
Lake Titicaca, located in the Andes Mountains.
300
Which 3 countries in South America have a climate similar to the South Region in the United States?
Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
300
Which crops are grown in the Caribbean Islands?
Sugar cane, coffee, bananas
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Which continent are the countries of Central America part of?
North America
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What is the large mountain range that runs down the entire west coast of South America?
Andes Mountains
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Rushing water from rivers provides power to generate ___________.
electricity
400
Which 3 factors affect a climate?
Elevation, Location, Wind Patterns
400
True or False? Trees cannot grow on the tops of some mountains because they are too tall.
True. Some plants cannot withstand the cool temperatures, freezing winds, and rain patterns of mountain tops.
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Which continent are the countries of the Caribbean Islands part of?
North America
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Which U.S. land feature are the pampas similar to?
Great Plains grasslands
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What are 3 reasons why Latin American rivers are important?
Transportation, Fish, generating electricity
500
Give one reason why the temperature in an area near the equator could be below freezing.
It is located at a high elevation.
500
What is the snow line?
The line on a mountain that marks the area where snow never melts due to cold temperatures year-round.
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