Vocabulary
Landforms
Regions
Bodies of Water
Grab Bag
100
The height of land above sea level is called________?
elevation
100
What landform dominates most of South America?
mountains
100
What hemisphere contains all of Latin America?
western hemisphere
100
What body of water lies to the east of Mexico and west of Cuba?
The Gulf of Mexico
100
What type of climate is most dominant around the equator in South America?
tropical wet
200
Central America is a narrow strip of land connected to two larger bodies of land? This landform is known as an _______?
isthmus
200
What landform makes up the different Caribbean nations?
island
200
What country in Central America is well known for its rich minerals?
Mexico
200
What body of water lies north of South America and east of southern Central America?
Caribbean Sea
200
What types of crops grow best in the "tropical wet" climate?
coffee, banana, sugar cane and cacao
300
Down the center of Mexico is a large, raised area of mostly flat land called a _________?
plateau
300
Name one way that a Caribbean island could have been formed.
A top of an under-water mountain OR from the skeletons of tiny sea animals
300
What is another name for the regions of Central and South America and the Caribbean combined?
Latin America
300
One of the uses of rivers in Central America is to produce ________ power.
hydroelectric
300
In order to protect themselves from economic troubles, Latin American countries are growing a variety of different crops, also know as________?
diversifying
400
The Amazon has hundreds of rivers and streams that flow into it known as __________?
tributaries
400
What is the name of the large desert in Argentina?
Atacama Desert
400
What South American country is known for having the most vegetation (plant life)?
Brazil
400
What is the name of the river that creates the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
San Juan River
400
The soil in the farmland in Mexico and Central America is made fertile by _______?
volcanic ash
500
Argentina's prized cattle graze on plains called the ________?
pampas
500
What is the name of the large mountain chain that runs along the western part of South America
The Andes
500
What is the name of the region in southern South America that is known for its natural beauty?
Patagonia
500
What percent of the world's fresh water flows through the Amazon River?
20%
500
What is the troublesome weather system that affects Latin America every few years?
El Nino
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