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• Physical Geography of Latin America

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Grid Sheet
Mexico and Central America
South America
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Key Terms 2
The Caribbean
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Question 1
What landform lies between the mountains in
Mexico that makes up more than half of the
countrys area?
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Answer 1
Mexicos Central Plateau
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Question 2
What are the small islands of the Caribbean made
of?
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Answer 2
The skeletons of tiny sea animals
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Question 3
Because of its size, geographers classify South
America as what type of landform?
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Answer 3
Continent
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Question 4
Isthmus
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Answer 4
A narrow strip of land that has water on both
sides and connects two larger bodies of land
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Question 5
What is hydroelectricity?
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Answer 5
Electricity made by the power of water
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Question 6
What two large bodies of land does Central
America connect?
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Answer 6
Mexico and South America
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Question 7
What are the larger islands of the Caribbean made
of?
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Answer 7
The tops of huge underwater mountains
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Question 8
What is the most impressive landform of South
America?
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Answer 8
The Andes Mountains
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Question 9
What is coral?
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Answer 9
Skeletons of tiny sea animals that meld together
over hundreds of years forming this rocklike
substance
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Question 10
What word means to add variety?
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Answer 10
Diversify
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Question 11
Why is Mexico said to be a treasure chest of
minerals?
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Answer 11
It has silver, gold, copper, coal, iron ore, and
many other minerals.
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Question 12
How do most people of the Caribbean islands make
a living?
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Answer 12
Fishing or farming
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Question 13
What river is known as The Ocean River?
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Answer 13
The Amazon
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Question 14
What are the Pampas?
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Answer 14
A flat grassland region similar to the Great
Plains of the U.S.
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Question 15
What is a plateau?
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Answer 15
A large area of mostly level land
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Question 16
The climate and rich soil of Central America is
good for what industry?
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Answer 16
Farming
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Question 17
What type of weather is a huge part of life for
people who live in The Caribbean?
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Answer 17
Hurricanes
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Question 18
What large area is located in the Amazon Basin?
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The Amazonian Rain Forest
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Question 19
What are tributaries?
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Rivers and streams that flow into a larger river
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Question 20
What is elevation?
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Height of land above sea level
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Question 21
What are some of the products grown by Central
American farmers?
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Coffee, cotton, sugar cane, and bananas
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Question 22
Why are Caribbean countries good for farming?
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Answer 22
These countries have rich soil and a good climate
for farming.
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Question 23
What are the range of climates in South America?
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Answer 23
From below zero temperatures to a warm humid 80
degrees or higher
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Question 24
What is El Nino?
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A warm ocean current that brings heavy rains
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Question 25
What is the location of Latin America?
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The Western Hemisphere south of the United States
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