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Latin America
Subregions
Location & Landforms
Earthquakes/Mountains/Lowlands
100
Who influenced the Latin America region?
Spanish and Portugese
100
What 2 subregions make up Latin America?
Middle America and South America
100
Latin America lies between what 2 oceans?
Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
100
What encircles the Pacific Ocean causing earthquakes and volcanoes?
The Ring of Fire
200
What does the term Latin America refer to?
A cultural region.
200
What lies in the Norther Hempisphere?
Middle America
200
What does the Pacific Ocean serve as?
A major trade route
200
Where are the lowlands found?
Mexico, Central America, and South America
300
Latin America covers how many miles?
5, 500 miles
300
What lies in the Southern Hempisphere?
South America
300
What 2 landforms are found in Latin America?
Mountains and highlands
300
What are pampas?
Lowland area in grassy plains that stretch from Argentina to Uruguay
400
South America is in which hemisphere?
The Southern Hemisphere.
400
What covers half of the land and has half the population of the entire continent?
Brazil
400
What mountains are high and run the length of the region?
La Cordillera
400
What is one of the most productive regions in Latin America?
Farming regions
500
What does Middle America include?
Mexico, 7 nations of Central America, 13 nations of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
500
What mountain range runs 20,000 feet along the length of wester South America?
Andes Mountains