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Who Am I
Climate
100
Locate the Andes Mountains on the map
100
Except for the Himalaya's, this is the largest mountain in the world
What is the Andes Mountains
100
Height of land above sea level
What is elevation
100
I am the home to the largest tropical rain forest in the world
What is The Amazon River Basin
100
Name 3 factors that affect climate in Latin America
What are elevation, the Equator, wind patterns
200
Locate mexico and Central America on the map
200
When the price of this goes down in Chile, the economy suffers
What is Silver
200
A river or stream that flows into a main river
What is tributary
200
I am a key crop that is produced in Brazil and Colombia
What is Coffee
200
I am one of the driest places on Earth. I am located in Chile.
What is Atacama Desert
300
Locate South America on the map
300
People on the Islands (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico) make their living doing what
What is farming
300
A large, mostly flat highland area
What is plateau
300
I am the second longest river in the world. I am about 4,000 miles long and contain about 20% of all freshwater on Earth.
What is the Amazon River
300
Farmers who live in humid, subtropical climates of Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay grows these 2 types of crops
What is wheat and apples
400
Locate the Carribbean Islands on the map
400
This river basin contains the largest tropical rain forests in the world
What is the Amazon River Basin
400
A narrow strip of land that lies between Mexico and South America
What is Isthmus
400
I am a warm ocean current that affects climates in many regions in Latin America. I am also known as "the Christ Child" because I usually strike near Christmas time.
What is El Nino
400
People raise sheep in this type of climate; Patagonia is one of the places in Latin America that raises sheep. What type of climat is this?
What is cold and dry
500
Latin America is divided into three regions. Name them.
What is 1.) Mexico and Central America 2.) Caribbean 3.) South America
500
Oil is one of Latin America's most valuable resources. However, there are risks when depending on one resource. Therefore they are trying to diversify their economy. What does this mean?
What is it means to look for other ways to make money
500
A region of plains in Argentina and Uruguay
What is Pampas
500
I am important because I contain most of Mexico's important cities and best farmland.
What is the Central Plateau
500
In the Amazon Rain Forest the climate is
What is hot and heavy with moisture