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Latin American Countries
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100

Where do most people live in Mexico? 

Central Mexico

100

What environmental issue does Brazil struggle with?

Deforestation

100

What river runs mostly through Brazil? It starts in the Andes Mountains and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

Amazon River

100

What is the largest and most populated country in Latin America?

Brazil

100

What body of water lies between Mexico and Florida? 

Gulf of Mexico

200

Why do most people live in Central Mexico (provide two reasons). 

1. Better climate

2. More jobs

3. Arable land

200

What causes the air pollution in Mexico City (human causes)?

Emissions from cars and factories

200
What mountain range runs throughout Mexico, creating the Mexican Plateau?
Sierra Madre Mountains
200

Which country shares a border with the United States? 

Mexico

200

What feature allows ships to pass easily between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans? 

Panama Canal

300

Where do most people live in Brazil? 

Along the eastern coast. 

300

Give two reasons the Amazon Rainforest is being cut down in Brazil.

Logging, Farms, Cattle Ranching, Mining

300
What body of water are Haiti and Cuba in?
Caribbean Sea
300

Which country is long and thin and runs along the western coast of South America? 

Chile

300

Which region is home to an incredible diversity of plant, animal and insect species? It is located in the north-eastern portion of South America. 

Amazon Rainforest

400

Where do most people live in Cuba? WHY? 

Most people live in the cities because there are more natural resources and jobs available. 

400

How has Mexico City reduced the air pollution over the past decade? 

Provide at least two ways they have decreased air pollution in Mexico City. 

1. Hoy no circula (no drive days) 

2. Phasing out old vehicles

3. Improved public transportation

4. Reforestation

5. Education / Protocols

400
What mountain range runs down the west coast of South America?
Andes Mountains
400

Which Caribbean island is located south of Florida? 

Cuba

400

What place in Chile is known as the driest place on Earth? 

Atacama Desert

500

How do physical features (such as the Amazon Rainforest or the Sierra Madre Mountains) affect population? 

1. It is hard to establish civilizations in the middle of the rainforest or on the tops of mountains because it is more difficult to create roads, farm and create job opportunities. 


500

What geographical reason causes or worsens the air pollution in Mexico City?

The city lies in a crater shaped valley (city is surrounded by mountains the Sierra Madre Mountains)

500
Panama is an ____________, because it is a narrow strip of land that divides the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Isthmus
500
What country is considered an Isthmus?
Panama
500

Why is the Amazon Rainforest nicknamed, "The Lungs of the Earth?"

Because the region's plants produce more than 20 percent of the world's oxygen supply!!