Latin American Physical Features
Which Latin American country is the Amazon Rainforest located in?
Brazil
Slashing and Burning is a process that is apart of
Deforestation
What is the largest country in Latin America?
Brazil
What body of water is located south of Mississippi and Alabama?
The Gulf of Mexico
What are the (4) major types of bodies of water
Ocean, Rivers, Lakes and Streams.
What is the 2nd longest river in the world?
Amazon River
Complete the phrase.........Lack of __________ ______________ was one of the major environmental issues of Mexico.
Lack of Clean Water
Which Latin American country is south of Texas, USA?
Mexico
Cuba is surround by the __________________sea.
Caribbean
What is the closest ocean to Georgia?
The Atlantic
What major dessert is located in South America?
Atacama Dessert
______________________is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere.
Air Pollution
What is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea?
What major mountain range is three sets of mountains in one?
Seirra Madre Mountains
What is the smallest Latin American country that we have studied so far?
Haiti
What major mountain range is located in Mexico?
Sierra Madre Mountains
What is the purposeful clearing of forested land.
Deforestation
What Latin American Country is a Republic?
The Dominican Republic
The Panama Canal is a man-made structure......True or False
TRUE
What were the two Latin American Mountain ranges we have studied so far?
Andes and Sierra Madres
What is the longest mountain range in South America?
The Andes Mountains
Which Latin American CITY/COUNTRY is known as the MOST POLLULATED CITY in the world
Mexico/Mexico City
Which Latin American Country is known for its large Canal?
Panama
What is the largest Ocean in the world
The Pacific Ocean
What is the driest place in Latin America?
Atacama Dessert