Vocabulary
a tool used to cut rock
slabbing saw
What is Latin America's largest region?
Brazil
In a slabbing saw, the jagged blade was made of bronze or __________.
Copper
What does arboreal mean?
lives in trees
This region has dense forests, rugged mountains and beautiful shorelines.
Pacific Coast states
small inlets of water
fjords
Which region in Canada is a flat swampy region?
Hudson Bay Lowlands
The main purpose of the picture of the 2 people in this article (SLABBING SAW) is to show what?
what the slabbing saw looked like and how it's used
What percent of green iguanas have been captured and sold?
90%
Most of this region is thinly populated wilderness and desert.
Rocky Mountain states
line where trees stop growing due to altitude
timberbline
The ocean remains frozen all year in which region of Canada?
The Arctic Circle
In what year did Panama get control of the canal?
1999
How can we most effectively help the green iguanas?
This region has many harbors which makes fishing a common career.
New England states
two-way exchange of culture
transculturalization
Which of Latin America's seven regions relies on tourism as its main source of income?
Caribbean Basin
Most discoveries about slabbing saws have been made by?
archeologists
According to the article, what is NOT an adaptation of the green iguana?
long tongue
This region has many rolling hills, mountains, plains and beaches on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
Southern states
type of animal that lives in trees
arboreal
How many geographical regions can Canada be divided into?
8
What was the main purpose of the Panama Canal?
easier travel between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
What is something that a green iguana's tail can do to a dog?
break a dog's leg
This region is sometimes called “wide open spaces,” because of how spread out they are.