Vocabulary
A group of islands is called a(n) ___________?
Archipelago
This is a dense stand of trees and other plants that receives high amounts of precipitation and shelters more species of plants and animals than anywhere else on Earth.
Rain Forest
This is the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and has generally warm temperatures because it receives the direct rays of the sun for much of the year.
Tropics
This country is the northernmost country of Latin America and has mountain ranges along its eastern and western coasts with a high plateau between.
Mexico
___________, a place's height above sea level, affects climate. The higher this is, the cooler the temperatures are.
Altitude
A series of steep cliffs that drop down to the Atlantic coastal plain is called a(n) _______________?
Escarpment
This is a human-made waterway that stretches across the narrow Isthmus of Panama.
Panama Canal
This climate if found in some parts of Latin America like northern Mexico, coastal Peru and Chile, and grasses, cacti, and hardy shrubs have adapted to grow in the harsher desert areas like the Atacama Desert.
Dry
This is the largest country in Latin America and possesses a great wealth of natural resources. More than 55 percent of this country is covered in forests, including a large area of tropical rain forests.
Brazil
This climate zone of the Andes has an altitude above 10,000 feet and little to no vegetation grows here.
tierra helada
Trees that grow so close together that their tops form a dense _______________, an umbrella-like covering of leaves.
Canopy
This is the dominant landform along the Pacific coast of South America.
This climate dominates much of southeastern South America and has short, mild winters and long, hot, and humid summers.
Humid Subtropical
This country has the region's largest oil and natural gas reserves. It has also been featured in the news a lot recently.
Venezuela
This climate zone of the Andes lies around sea level and is hot and humid. Farmers grow many tropical crops like bananas, sugarcane, and rice here.
This plain called the _________________, covers much of Argentina and Uruguay and is used for cattle herding and grain farming.
Pampas
This is the highest navigable lake in the world.
Lake Titicaca
This climate is found in some Caribbean islands and much of Central and South America and features year-round hot temperatures with heavy rainfall. Vast rain forests cover this climate zone.
Tropical Wet
This country looks like a long chili pepper along the Pacific coast of South America and is the world's largest exporter of copper?
Chile
This climate zone of the Andes lies between 6,000 and 10,000 feet and has a yearly average temperature of 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Potatoes, wheat, and barley are the main crops grown here.
tierra fria
Tropical grasslands known as the __________ stretch through eastern Colombia and Venzuela.
Llanos
This landform is along the Pacific coast of Northern Chile, lies in the rain shadow of the Andes Mountains, and the cold Peru Current brings only dry air to it.
The Atacama Desert
This climate is found in central Chile and features dry summers and rainy winters. Farmers grow large amounts of fruit during this area's winter season.
Mediterranean
This country is a narrow isthmus with a prominent canal that stretches across it and shortens the travel time for ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
Panama
This climate zone of the Andes has mild temperatures and is the most densely populated. Coffee is grown here.
tierra templada