Vocabulary
What is elevation?
Elevation is the height above sea level.
What does the Amazon Basin contain?
The Amazon Basin contains the largest tropical rain forest in the world or the Amazon rain forest
Does Mexico have trees?
Yes. They cover about a quarter of Mexico's land.
How many inches of rain does the Amazon Basin receive each year?
More than 80 inches or 203 centimeters.
Which two countries were the major oil producers?
Mexico and Venezuela.
What are pampas?
Pampas are flat grasslands in South America.
Where is most of South America's oil found?
Most of South America's oil is found in Venezuela.
Where do most of Mexico's people live?
They live on top of Mexico's Central plateau.
Is El Niño one of the many factors that affect Latin America's climate?
Yes. El Niño is one of the many factors that affect Latin America's climate
How many study cards do we have?
13 cards.
What is a tributary?
A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger river.
How far do the Andes Mountains run?
5,500 miles or 8,900 kilometers
Does Middle America use hydroelectricity?
Yes.
What factors affect a region's climate?
The factors affect a region's climate are elevation, location, and wind.
What are the pampas in South America similar to?
The pampas similar to the Great Plains in the United States.
What is El Niño?
El Niño is A warming of the ocean water along the coast of South America.
Describe the Amazon Rain forest.
The Amazon rain forest has a dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year round. There are broad green leaves, tangled vines, and thousands of species of trees. It covers a third of South America and is approximately 2.3 million square miles. It is 90° F (32° C) and receives 80 inches (203 centimeters) of rain.
How far does Mexico and Central America stretch?
2500 miles or 4023 kilometers.
What happens when El Niño strikes?
When El Niño strikes, fish that usually thrive in cold water get driven away. Also, areas that have dry weather get heavy rains, and low lying regions get flooded.
What rivers form the Río de la Plata system?
The rivers form the Río de la Plata system are the Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay rivers.
What is an Isthmus?
Am Isthmus is a strip of land with water on both sides that joins two bigger bodies of land.
Name 8 resources that South America has.
The resources South America have are gold, copper, tin, bauxite, iron ore, oil, plants, fish, wood, fish, anchovies, shellfish, shrimp, sugar cane, cotton, rice, and wheat.
What are along the East and West coasts of Mexico?
Along the East and West coasts of Mexico are narrow coastal plains.
How high did waves go when Hurricane Wilma hit?
20 feet or 6 meters.
Where is the highest major airport in the world and how high is it?
The airport is in La Paz, Bolivia and it is more than 13,000 feet (3926 meters) up in the Andes Mountains.