What is South America, Middle America, and the Carribbean
100
The Amazon river is more than __________ miles long
What is 3,900 miles
100
in what country did the U.S. build a canal in 1904
What is Panama
100
People often construct towns and cities along these
What is rivers and lakes
200
A waterway dug across land for ships to travel through
What is a canal
200
the islands of the Caribbean are divided into what three groups
What is the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas
200
The second largest river system in the world is made up of what three rivers
What is the Parana, Paraguay, and Uruguay Rivers
200
This country south of the U.S. has mountain ranges on both the eastern and western coasts
What is Mexico
200
The Pampas provide the people of Argentina and Uruguay grazing land for beef cattle and __________________
What is fertile soil for growing grains
300
A plain that covers most of Argentina and Uruguay
What is the Pampas
300
The world's longest mountain system
What is the Andes Mountains
300
This lake contains the most important oil fields in Venezuela
What is Lake Maracaibo
300
This country and group of countries makes up Middle America
What is Mexico and Central America
300
The coastal lowlands of Central America experience many storms causing ____________, and as a result few people live here
What is flooding
400
Tropical grasslands that stretch through eastern Columbia and Venezuela
What is the Llanos
400
This low lying area covers 2.7 million square miles in Amazon
What is the Amazon Basin
400
In 1534, King Charles of Spain ordered a survey to see if Spain could build this
What is the Panama Canal
400
What countries make up the Greater Antilles
What is Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica
400
The Andean people live in the valleys and plateaus between the chains of this mountain range
What is the Andes
500
Panama is an example of this
What is an isthmus
500
This island is still being formed by volcanic activity
What is the isle of Dominica
500
What are two reasons it took the U.S. 10 years to complete the Panama Canal
What is disease carrying mosquitoes and rocky terrain
500
A tributary of the Parana River runs on the border of these two countries, then drops to form the Iguazu Falls
What is Brazil and Argentina
500
On the Isle of Dominica, the prime minister was determined to preserve the environment of the unspoiled island, so it has no _______________ or _______________