Vocabulary
Equator
What is the line that marks a place on Earth that is not North or South?
A landmark stretched from Ecuador to Chile
What is the Machu Picchu?
Connects Central America to South America
What is the Isthmus of Panama?
When the Panama Canal was built
When was the early 1900s?
The percent of Roman Christians out of 1 billion Roman Christians
What is 40%?
Plateaus
What is a raised area of land with flat top?
Worlds highest lake
What is Lake Titicaca?
(0°, 50°W)
What is the Amazon River?
The two most important crops for native people in Latin America
What is corn & potatoes?
Common trees in the Brazilian rain forests
What is Nut and Rubber trees?
Cloud forest
What is a type of tropical forest that is covered with clouds of mist?
(20°S, 65°W)
What is the Andes Mountains?
A great mountain range that lines the East coast of Mexico
Where the Aztecs built their temple
Where is Mexico?
Common plants that are in rain forests around the coast
What is Palms, figs, vines , and Spanish moss?
Semiarid definition
What is being dry but has slightly more rain than arid - which means dry, like a desert - regions?
The highest waterfall in the world
What is Angel Falls?
About 7,000 islands consist of this island group
What are the Caribbean Islands?
When slaves were freed in Brazil
When was 1888?
Languages based off of Latin are called Romance languages because of what roots...
What is the language Latin?
Hydroelectric power. (extra 100 points)
What is electricity made by rushing water?
One of the driest places on Earth
What is the Atacama Desert?
Blank connects Mexico to South America
What is a 1,200 mile long land bridge?
The Europeans brought blank to Latin America
What was diseases, animals, and plants?
The number of countries in Latin America and its population
What is 33 countries and 645 million?