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Both regions have every type of climate but one has major areas of: tropical rainy and humid subtropical climates
What is the climate of Latin America?
100
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) in 1496
What was the first settlement of Latin America? In N. America, it was St. Augustine in Florida in 1565
100
New York City
What is the largest city in North America? In Latin America: Mexico City
100
Spanish
What is the most common language in Latin America? N. America: English
100
republics, juntas and a Communist dictatorship
What forms of government are present in Latin America?
200
Amazon River at 4,000 miles long
What is the longest river in Latin America? The longest river in N. America is the Mackenzie River at 2,635 miles.
200
coffee, bananas, cacao, wheat, corn, beef, oranges, cocaine
What are the major agricultural products of Latin America? In N. America: wheat, corn, dairy, tobacco, fruit
200
Brazil
What is the most populous country of Latin America?
200
Baseball, football, hockey, rodeo
What are the popular sports in North America? Latin America: soccer and bullfighting
200
St. Kitts and Nevis
What is the smallest country in size in Latin America? In North America: U.S.
300
Sierra Madre systems Andes Mountains
What are the main mountain regions of Latin America?
300
Great Britain (France)
What were the main colonial powers of North America?
300
639,000,000
What is the population of Latin America?
300
Mestizo, White, Indian, Black, Mulatto
What are the ethnic groups of Latin America? North America: European, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Indian
300
Federated republic/parliament
What is the form of government in North America?
400
Mt. McKinley at 20,320 feet
What is the high point of North America? In Latin America: Mt. Aconcagua at 22,834 feet
400
Spain and Portugal
What were the main colonial powers of Latin America?
400
579,000,000
What is the population of North America?
400
Ruins of Chichen Itza, Tikal, Machu Picchu
What are famous buildings in Latin America?
400
Canada
What is the largest country in size in North America?
500
Appalachians Pacific Mountain System (three parts: Rockies, Cascades and Sierra Nevada, Coastal Ranges)
What are the main mountain regions of North America?
500
Argentina and Haiti
What are the countries with the highest and lowest per capita GDP in Latin America? Argentina: $14,866 and Haiti: $1,108 In North America: US is $57,294 and Canada is $42,319
500
United States
What is the most populous country of North America?
500
Sears Tower, Empire State Building, CN Tower
What are famous buildings of North America?
500
Brazil
What is the largest country in size in Latin America?