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Vocabulary
Major Landforms
Bodies of Water
Climate
Economy
100
A raised area of mostly level land
What is a plateau
100
Largest rainforest in the world
What is the Amazon Rainforest
100
The largest river in the world
What is the Amazon
100
Strange weather phenomena that occurs around Christmas time and changes climates in Latin America
What is El Niño
100
To add variety
What is diversify
200
Skeletons of tiny sea creatures
What is coral
200
The driest place on Earth
What is the Atacama Desert
200
Tallest waterfall in the world
What is Angel Falls
200
Type of climate region that is warm year round and is located between 23 1/2 degrees north and 23 1/2 degrees south
What is the tropics
200
Three types of crops grown on the Caribbean islands
What is coffee, sugar cane, cacao, bananas, citrus fruits
300
Small river or stream that flows into a larger one
What is a tributary
300
Longest mountain chain in the world
What is the Andes Mountains
300
The highest lake in the world that ships can travel on...and the largest lake in South America by volume
What is Lake Titicaca
300
The biggest danger to people living in the Caribbean islands because of all the warm water around them
What are hurricanes
300
The problem with most Latin American economies
What is relying too much on one resource.
400
Power created by moving water
What is hydroelectricity
400
The island where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet in South America
What is Tierra del Fuego
400
The largest lake in South America by surface area...it is made of both salt and fresh water
What is Lake Maracaibo
400
Type of climate region with four seasons. Rainfall varies here and the temperature is warm sometimes and cold other times.
What is temperate
400
The main resource MOST countries in Latin America used to rely on
What is petroleum
500
Mineral used for making aluminum and mined in the Caribbean
What is bauxite
500
Tallest mountain in South America
What is Mount Aconcagua
500
River that separates Argentina from Uruguay
What is Rio de la Plata
500
The two "lines" we discussed that can be seen on a mountain
What is snow line and tree line
500
Rio's economy had enough money to build this giant statue.
What is Christ the Redeemer