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Physical features and climate
Vegetation
History
Population
Economic activity
100
Islands made from volcanoes piling ash and lava high enough to break sea level.
What is volcanic islands.
100
The most widespread vegetation, since it occurs in both tropical wet and in dry climates.
What is broadleaf evergreen forest.
100
The first settlers came from here and were hunter-gatherers. They came down From North America and spread to the tip of South America.
What is Asia?
100
Most people are this religion in Latin America.
What is Christian.
100
The Andes Mountains are a great location for this and it is a main reason Europeans came to America.
What is mining minerals?
200
This feature runs from North Mexico to the end of South America. Andes ________
What are Mountains
200
Covers North Mexico
What is desert scrub.
200
The people who’s empire was in Mexico.
What is Aztecs
200
3/4 of the people live here.
What is Urban Areas?
200
Most widespread economic activities.
What is livestock raising and subsistence farming?
300
The areas not covered by mountains are covered by a rise of land with a flat top.
What are plateaus
300
Caribbean has a mix of this and broadleaf evergreen forests.
What is tropical grasslands?
300
These people came in the 1400s to the 1700s, and brought new plants, animals, and diseases to Latin America.
What is Europeans?
300
The percent of the worlds population in Latin America.
What is 12%?
300
When subsistence farmers have extra crop and can trade it for extra supplies.
What is a surplus?
400
The climate of most of South America.
What is Tropical wet.
400
The largest vegetation zone in South America
What is Amazon Rainforest?
400
What year did people begin to shake off the dictators that independence brought and demand democracy?
What is 1980?
400
Between these years the population of Latin America tripled.
What is 1950-2008?
400
One of the most important commercial farming crops.
What is coffee?
500
Mexican plateau’s climate.
What is semiarid.
500
Covers the rest of South America besides the rainforest.
What is tropical and temperate grasslands.
500
The year that all of Latin America free of colonial rule.
What is 1825?
500
Percent of people who practice indigenous religions.
What is 2.8%
500
Today, Latin American is better known for this business.
What is energy resources?