A dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall all year
What is rain forest
100
A large raised area of mostly level land
What is plateau
100
Name 4 crops grown in Latin American countries
What is coffee, cacao, bananas, sugar cane, citrus fruit, cotton, rice, etc.
100
The 2nd longest river in the world - it's in South America
What is Amazon River
200
South America's __________ river is the 2nd longest river in the world
What is Amazon
200
A river or stream that flows into a larger river
What is tributary
200
Name 4 natural resources that are used in Latin American countries
What is tin, gold, silver, copper, bauxite, petroleum, fish, trees, hydroelectric power, etc.
200
Largest rain forest in the world - it's in South America
What is Amazon Rain Forest
300
The way goods and services are produced and made available to people
What is economy
300
Latin American countries are working to _______ their economies - to add variety to them so they don't depend on just one main export
What is diversify
300
The smaller islands of the Caribbean are made up of _________, which is the skeletons of tiny sea animals. The larger islands are huge __________ _______________.
What is coral; underwater mountains
300
The mountain range that runs along the western side of South America
What is the Andes
400
Electric power created by rushing water is called ____________
What is hydroelectricity
400
The warming of ocean water along the western coast of South America - means "the little boy" in Spanish
What is El Nino
400
The Amazon Basin contains the largest rain forest in the world. What is the climate in the rain forest and what would you see there?
What is hot and humid; TONS of trees, plants, fruit, animals, bugs, it's so dense barely any sunlight reaches the ground.
400
The flat grasslands in southern South America
What is the pampas
500
A strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land
What is isthmus
500
The _________ are a large region of flat grasslands that stretch through Argentina and Uruguay.
What is pampas
500
Explain a one-resource economy and why that might be a problem.
What is relying too much on one main resource; if prices drop or if something destroys your crop then you'll be in trouble because you're relying on that one thing to bring you money
500
Central America is called an ________ because it's a thin strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land and has water on both sides.