Terms
Places
Examples
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100
This term means a group of parallel mountain ranges
What is a cordillera? EC: Give an example in Latin America?
100
This body of water is important because it shortens how long it takes to ship goods around the world
What is the Panama Canal? EC: Name a similar system we've previously mentioned:
100
This body of water has unique geography that leads to it having more lightning storms than anywhere in the world
What is Lake Maracaibo? EC: What country is it in?
100
This wetlands area is home to many different species. It is in Northern S. America
What are the Llanos Plains? EC: What economic activity has traditionally occurred there?
200
Name a challenge that exists for some of the countries in Latin America
What is corruption; El Nino; deforestation; hurricanes; poverty & development, etc.
200
This Latin American island chain is known for its tortoises, finches, etc., and helped Charles Darwin create his (in)famous Theory of Evolution
What are the Galapagos Islands? EC: What country actually controls these islands?
200
This area of land is the southernmost part of Latin America
What is Tierra del Fuego? What country(s) control this area?
200
Name a part of Latin America that is still controlled by a European Country / or the U.S.
What is the Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico, etc. (U.S.); Falkland Islands, S. Georgia Islands, etc. (Britain); French Guiana (France).
300
A group of small islands all together is an example of this term.
What is an archipelago? EC: Name an example (anywhere in the world)
300
This body of water is one of the highest navigable places in the world; it is also home to floating reed islands.
What is Lake Titicaca? EC: Give me another fact about the lake:
300
Give me an example of a country that exemplifies the term "isthmus" well
What is Panama? EC: What else is Panama famous for?
300
This part of Mexico lies directly south of the U.S., and is an example of a peninsula?
What is Baja ("Lower") California? EC: What lies directly between this and the mainland of Mexico?
400
This is the name for the larger islands in the Caribbean:
What is the Greater Antilles?
400
What are the names and locations / areas of the largest and second largest river basins in S. America, respectively?
What is the Amazon River basin (NW Brazil), and La Plata River basin (Southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay)
400
Name the three subregions of Latin America:
What is Middle / Meso-America, the Caribbean, and S. America
400
Give 2 unique facts about the geography (or places we discussed) of S. America:
What is home to the Andes Mountains, Lake Titicaca / Maracaibo, Amazon River Basin, Etc.
500
Name 2 rivers that are tributaries of the Amazon:
What are the Purus, Rio Negro, Madeira, Tapajos, Xingu, and Tocantins Rivers?
500
Describe where the Lesser Antilles are located:
What is the SE Caribbean? EC: What unique geographic landforms are located there?
500
An area where river water and sea water mix together is known by this term
What is an estuary? EC: Name an example of one we mentioned:
500
Final Jeopardy:
In 1 minute, write down the subregions of Latin America, and countries that are part of those regions. 2 pts for ea. subregion, 1 pt. for ea. country.
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