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What is the geographic term for land that connect two geographic landforms
land bridge
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Name of the river that divides Mexico and the United States
Rio Grande or Rio Bravo del Norte
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What year did Mexico gain independence?
1821
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Language spoken in Brazil and Haiti
Portuguese
100
development of desert-like conditions
Desertification
200
Side of the mountain that does not get precipitation is called what?
Leeward Side (rain shadow effect)
200
provides increased trade between the U.S., Latin America and Asia because it reduced length of trade route
Panama Canal
200
What ancient civilization had the use of "0" for their mathematics?
Mayans
200
when climate and vegetation depend on elevation, what type of climate zone exists?
Vertical Climate Zone
200
The Gulf of Mexico provides what resource?
Fish, shrimp, marine life
300
Area of seismic activity that creates an area of volcanic activity and earthquakes
Ring of Fire
300
What is the area that the Amazon River empties into?
Amazon Basin
300
What Spanish Conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
300
generating electricity from the energy of moving water is called what?
hydroelectricity
300
An agreement b/w Mexico, U.S and Canada that reduces or eliminates tariffs (taxes on imports/exports)?
NAFTA
400
High plains in the Andes Mnts.
Altiplano
400
Only inland lake with oceanic life in it.
Lake Nicaragua
400
a mix of indigenous beliefs and and the Catholic church is called what?
Syncretism
400
The weather phenomenon that will bring floods to South America
El Nino
400
Factory that can remove salt from ocean water.
Desalination Plants
500
A depression or valley created by a glacier
Fjord
500
The sea east of Central America is?
Caribbean Sea
500
Who conquered the Incas? (Name of military leader)
Francisco Pizarro
500
areas that have lots of variations of plant and animal life
biodiversity hotspot
500
What type of farming did the Incas invent to grow crops in the Andes Mnts.?
terrace farming