Misc.
What religion dominates the continent of South America?
Catholicism
What divides most of the border between the United States and Mexico?
The Rio Grande
Most of the non volcanic islands are what kind of islands?
Coral Islands
How many countries are in South America?
13 countries
What is the definition of Arid?
Having little or no rain; too dry to support vegetation.
Where is the largest carnival in the world located?
Brazil/Rio de Janeiro
What happened in December of 1988 in Central America?
Hurricane Mitch struck.
What is the name of the well know volcano that has been active recently?
Mt. Soufriere.
The river basin of the Amazon has a dense what?
Tropical Rainforest
What is the definition of steppes?
Large area of flat unforested grassland.
Who defeated the Inca? In what year did they do it?
The Spanish.
1533.
What are the 2 mountain ranges found in Mexico?
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Occidental
The Caribbean Sea is home to how many islands? How many are independent islands?
7,000 islands.
13 independent nations.
The Southern portion of South America is known as what?
Patagonia
What is the definition of Biomes?
Regions of the world with similar climate, animals and plants.
Who took over Cuba and set up a communist government? In what year?
Fidel Castro.
1959.
List 3 natural hazards that can happen in Central America?
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Volcanic Eruptions
What are the 2 largest mountain ranges in the Caribbean called?
Blue Mountains of Jamaica
Northern Range of Trinidad
What is the highest mountain peak in the Andes called? How tall is it?
Aconcagua which is 22,841 feet tall.
What is the definition of Mestizos?
People with a mix of both indigenous and European ancestry.
List the 3 regions in order.
1. Middle America
A. Mexico
B. Central America
2. Caribbean
A. Bahamas
B. Greater Antilles
C. Lesser Antilles
3. South America
List the 7 countries of Central America
Guatemala
Belize
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Trinidad is home to what 2 major swamps? And even though the islands are surrounded by water they receive little what?
1. Nariva
2. Caroni
Receive little rainfall.
What are the 3 river basins of South America? And what is the driest desert region in the world?
The Amazon
Orinoco
Paraná
The Atacama Desert
What is the definition of Communism?
A way of organizing a society in which the government own the things that are used to make and transport products.