Latin America Political Features
This country is on the southern border of the US
Where is Mexico?
Driest place on earth; few people live here
What is the Atacama Desert?
Rich in resources, dominates much of northeastern South America, abundance of plants, animals, insects
What is the Amazon Rainforest?
this physical features impacts the air pollution in Mexico City
What are the Sierra Madre Mountains?
This country's huge coastline on the Atlantic Ocean makes it easy to trade with other countries around the world
What is Brazil?
This is the largest country in South America
Where is Brazil?
Mountain range that stretches from Colombia to Chile along South America’s west coast
What are the Andes Mountains?
Body of water that lies between the US & Mexico
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
Building roads, cattle ranching, mining for gold, building hydroelectric dams, slash & burn farming, and logging have all contributed significantly to the destruction of this physical feature.
What is the Amazon Rainforest?
This country has few natural resources and gets what it needs by importing goods from Venezuela and a few other South American countries
What is Cuba?
This Latin American country is located in the Caribbean Sea
Where is Cuba?
Large body of water to the west of South America.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What is the Panama Canal?
To reduce air pollution here, the citizens are not allowed to drive their own cars one day of the week
What is Mexico City?
Three factors that impact population distribution
What are location, climate, and natural resource distribution?
This country is on the southwestern shore of Southa America
Where is Chile?
The large body of water to the East of Central America.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Body of water that carries the greatest volume of water than any river in the world
What is the Amazon River?
A high global demand for this type of wood has greatly contributed to the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest.
What is teak?
Along the coast; access to water, temperate climate, job availability
Where do most people live in Brazil?
These three areas make up the region of Latin America
What are Central America, South America, and teh Caribbean?
The mountain range that is located in Central America.
What are the Sierra Madre Mountains?
Cuba, Bahamas, & Jamaica are surrounded by which feature
Brazil’s government has been slow to stop the destruction of the rainforest because of this growth.
What is economic growth?
Southern and central Mexico; temperate climate and job availability
Where do most people in Mexico live and why?