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A large raised area of mostly level land.
What is a Plateau?
100
The Caribbean Islands are made of these two things.
What are volcanoes and coral?
100
This is what we call things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs.
What are natural resources?
100
The height of land above sea level.
What is elevation?
100
The name of the line of latitude that divides the earth into southern and northern hemispheres.
What is the equator?
200
The combination of Central America and Mexico is called this.
What is middle America?
200
Central America is the largest, most commonly identified version of this landform.
What is an isthmus?
200
What are some of the uses of the trees and plants from South America's forests?
- wood to make building and furniture - plants used for medicines - fruit for food products - research
200
Name 2 factors that affect climate.
- elevation - location - wind patterns
200
This is when an economy relies to heavily on a single product or resource, and it can be detrimental to the success of the community.
What is a one-resource economy?
300
The way that goods and services are produced and made available to people.
What is the economy?
300
These large grasslands are most commonly found in South America.
What are pampas?
300
Name two of the top resources in Latin America.
What are minerals, farmland, forests, and/or fish.
300
Why might two areas near the Equator have very different climates?
Because of elevation, temperature, rainfall
300
The name of the line of Longitude that divides the earth into a Western and Eastern hemisphere.
What is the prime meridian?
400
A dam is a great example of how this type of power is created.
What is hydroelectricity?
400
The second longest river in the world.
What is the Amazon River?
400
This grain is grown in the Andes mountains by native people and has grown significantly in profit over the past 20 years.
What is Quinoa?
400
This weather pattern can be disastrous to the fishing industry.
What is El Nino?
400
These are the small rivers that feed in to a larger river.
What are tributaries?
500
To add variety.
What is diversify?
500
One third of South America is covered by this type of landform.
What is rainforest?
500
Why are Latin American countries now diversifying their economies?
Because relying too heavily on one resource can cause major debt and economic problems if the resource loses value.
500
List four different climates of Latin America
Tropical, wet, dry, Arid, Tundra, highlands, cold, hot, humid, etc.
500
Miss VandenBerg's favorite candy.
What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?