2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Grab BagClimatePlacesDefinitionsLand Forms
South America’s largest river system is the _______________ system.
Amazon River
Why are the different groups of people in Latin America separated from one another?
The tall mountains and tropical forests make travel difficult.
What is one of Latin America’s most abundant and valuable natural resources?
trees
This is the reason most of Latin America’s natural resources remain undeveloped.
They are too difficult to reach
What causes the deaths of many land animals?
The massive development in the Amazon region.
What is a dense tropical forests called?
A rain forest.
The tierra caliente climate zone is known for its ___________ climate.
hot
Where is the largest rain forest in Latin America?
The Amazon River Valley.
What climate zone in Latin America is more heavily populated?
The tierra templada
What means “hot land”, hot all year?
tierra caliente
Latin America gets its name from the language of ancient __________.
Rome
Latin America consists of land in Central America, South America, the Caribbean Islands, and what other country?
Mexico
Mexico and Venezuela have abundant supplies of what natural resource?
petroleum
Describe the conditions of the Chaco.
harsh and thorny
Maximum number of years a President can serve. Daily rain in some areas of Latin American areas washes away nutrients in the soil making it bad for what?
What is 10 years? farming
The land drained by a major river and its tributaries is called what?
a river system
What landform is more than 4,000 miles long? They are the longest mountain chain in the world. The mountains contain many volcanoes.
The Andes Mountains
What is the high, cold, flat area between two mountain ranges in Bolivia and Peru?
The altiplano
What means “cold land”, made up of land 6,000 feet and higher in elevation?
tierra fria
Where is the driest place in the world?
The Atacama Desert of Chile
What is another word for an island group?
archipelago
What are the two landforms that dominate Latin America?
mountains and valleys
The three main archipelagos of the West Indies are the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, and the ________
Bahamas
What is the plain located in southern Latin America?
The Pampas
The ash from erupting volcanoes in Latin America tends to make the nearby land _________.
rich and fertile