Vocabulary
What does a Plateau mean?
A flat area of land that is higher than the land around it.
What is the largest country in South America?
Brazil.
What factors affect the climate in Latin America?
1. Elevation
2. Hurricanes
3. Volcanoes
Why is Mexico's Central Plateau and important region?
Most of the country's people live there.
What are two of the driest places on Earth?
1. The Atacama desert
2. Sonoran Desert
What does an Isthmus mean?
A narrow strip of land that connects to larger pieces of land.
What is the largest river in South America?
The Amazon River.
What are the 3 regions of Latin America?
1 Mexico and the Central America (Middle America)
2. South America
3. The Caribbean
How are Caribbean islands formed? List 2 ways.
1. They are formed by the tops of underwater mountains.
2. They are formed by the skeletons of tiny sea animals.
What is located on the Amazon river Basin?
The largest tropical rainforest in the world.
What does a Pampas mean?
A large flat grassy plain in South America.
What landform dominates much of South America?
Mountain Ranges.
What hemisphere is Latin America located?
What type of farming is the tropical wet and dry climates of the Caribbean good for?
Bananas and sugarcanes.
Describe an economy that is diversified.
Money is made more than one way.
What does Diversify mean?
To add more variety.
What is the name of the highest mountain range in South America?
The Andes Mountain.
List 5 natural resources of Latin America?
1. Coffee
2. Fish
3. Sliver
4. Forests
5. Oil
What Caribbean island is rich in oil reserves?
Cuba.
What are 2 countries that produce coffee as a key crop?
1. Brazil
2. Colombia
What does Hydroelectricity mean?
Electricity produced by the force of fast-moving water.
What is the largest tropical rainforest in South America?
The Amazon Rainforest.
What are the negative effects of El Nino on Latin America?
1. Droughts
2. Strong Rainfall
3. Increase of Wildfires
4. Losses in agricultural and fishing industries
5. Floods
6. Tropical Storms
7. Disease Outbreaks
8. Malnutrition
Describe the economies of Central America.
It is known for coffee, sugar canes, and cacao trees.
Describe a tropical, wet climate.
Hot, humid, rainy, weather all year.