Latin America Vocabulary
large, raised area of mostly level land.
Plateau
What regions make up Latin America?
Mexico and Central America, South America, and the Caribbean
are things found in nature that people can
use to meet their needs
Natural Resources
What do the following things have in common: fish, petroleum, water, silver, and forests.
They are all natural resources
Where do you think it is generally colder, in northern Brazil or southern Brazil? Why?
Southern Brazil; southern Brazil is farther from the Equator and has a cooler climate
according to the map.
a dense evergreen forest that has
abundant rainfall year-round
Rain Forest
Which of Latin American’s regions is made up of tiny islands?
The Caribbean
flat grassland regions
Pampas
What factors affect climate?
Location, Elevation, Wind
What is the largest river in Latin America?
The Amazon River
a river of stream that flows into a larger
river
Tributary
South America has twelve countries.
True
the height of land above sea level
Elevation
What are the five themes of geography?
Movement, Location, Region, Place, and Human Interaction
What is the climate around the Amazon River?
Tropical wet and tropical wet and dry.
to be most powerful or important; to
tower over.
Dominate
What climate region covers the most territory in Brazil?
Tropical wet and dry
a long river in northern South America
Amazon River
Which of Latin American’s regions is made up of tiny islands?
The Caribbean
How do you think the Equator affects the climate around the Amazon?
Closer to the Equator the climate tends to be warmer and moister.
a warming of the ocean water along the
western coast of South America
El Nino
In what climate zone is Rio de Janeiro located?
Tropical wet
a strip of land with water on both sides
that joins to larger bodies of land
Isthmus
to arrange by putting into groups
Classify
Latin America’s resources are as varied as its physical features and climate.
True