Latin American Geography
These grassy plains stretch from Argentina into Uruguay
What are the Pampas?
This temperate land, includes areas that lie above 3000 ft
What is Tierra Templada?
Most of Latin America's climate is described as
What is Tropical?
what is the native language of Brazil?
What is Portuguese?
These minerals are what led any Europeans to to the Americas
What are gold and silver?
This geographical area in Latin America is closest to sea level and in English is translated as, "Hot Land"
What is Tierra Caliente?
This landform is found along the coasts of Mexico, Central America and South America
What are lowlands?
The Baja Peninsula would be considered what type of climate?
What is Dry Climates?
These children formed a new ethnic group when they were born due to the fact that they were the offspring of mixed European and Native American ancestry.
What are the Mestizos?
Oil and natural gas are abundant forms of what found in some Latin American countries.
What is Natural Resources?
Latin America shares the Western Hemisphere with these countries
What is The US and Canada?
What landforms are found along the coasts of Mexico and South America?
Coastal Plains or Mountain Ranges?
In Latin America, this elevation is considered to be closest to sea level.
What is Tierra Caliente?
Before Christopher Columbus reached the Americas about 80 million of these "peoples" lived in the Western Atmosphere. They spoke a variety of languages, were hunters and gatherers and were led to death upon the arrival of the Europeans
Who are Native Americans?
The economies of many Latin American countries depend on the export of bananas, sugar, tobacco, coffee, and rubber. These crops are known as?
What are Cash Crops?
These contributed to regionalism by making travel and communication more difficult.
What are Landforms (Mountains, Rivers, etc.)?
These are the 3 major rivers in South America
What are the Amazon, Orinoco, and Rio de la Plata rivers
The Amazon basin lies in which type of climate?
What is Tropical Climate?
Many people in Latin America trace their roots to this country? Their "peoples" were forced to work as slaves on plantations and in mines in the Caribbean, Brazil, and elsewhere.
What is Africa? or Who are Africans?
The export of farm products and minerals, where countries rely on single crops or goods and are at the the mercy of world demand is known as?
What is Economic Dependence?
Latin America lies between which two oceans?
What are the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean?
In Latin America, most of the major Landforms consist of rugged...
What are mountains?
The Amazon lies in which kind of climate?
What is Tropical?
This new ethnic group called what is a mix of Europeans and Africans?
Who are Mulattos?
This country has seven of the world's largest hydroelectric plants which are harnessed powered by its forceful rivers
What is Brazil?