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100
The __________ River is the Western Hemisphere's longest river.
Amazon
100
The largest lake in Central America is Lake
Nicaragua
100
The area surronding Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela contains rich deposits of
oil
100
Where is South America's greatest population concentration?
The greatest concentration is in the coastal areas
200
The Amazon Basin contains the world's largest
rain forest
200
The Rio de la Plata is a large _________ where 3 rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean.
estuary
200
Diego Rivera was a well-known Mexican
painter
300
grasslands in Colombia and Venezuela
llanos
300
a steep cliff or slope
escarpment
300
Africans 1st came to Latin America as
enslaved workers brought by Europeans
300
type of power generated by flowing water
hydroelectric
300
Mexico and Central America make up what region?
Middle America
400
Located in the Andes, Lake Titicaca is
the world's highest navigable lake
400
river that separates Mexico and United States
Rio Grande
400
When did the Maya dominate southern Mexico?
from a.d.250 to a.d. 900
400
Major deposits of _______________ are found in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.
Oil
400
Most of Latin America's present day Native Americans live in?
Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru
500
The rain shadow effect in Chile has produced the
Atacama Desert
500
Latin America includes _____________
Middle America, the Caribbean, and South America
500
Where was the Aztec city of Tenochititlan located?
on what today is Mexico City
500
Gold, tin, bauxite, and petroleum are some of Latin America's ______________.
Natural Resources