1. Latin America Review
World Geography
Mr. L
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2. Section 1 Part 1 Answer Bank Atacama Desert Pampas Mexican Plateau
Cape Horn
Amazon River
Isthmus of Panama
Andes Mountains
Where in the world is Latin America?
What are the 3 regions of Latin America?
What is a narrow strip of land between 2 large bodies of water called?
What 2 climate factors impact Latin America the most?
What lines of latitude lie at 22.5º North & 22.5º South?
Label Physical Features 6-10
Answers: 1. W Hemisphere 2. Middle America, Caribbean, S. America3. Isthmus 4. Water/Wind & Elevation 5. Tropics 6 7 8 9 10
Lievanos 2012
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3. Section 1 Part 1 Answer Bank Atacama Desert Pampas Mexican Plateau
Cape Horn
Amazon River
Isthmus of Panama
Andes Mountains
Where in the world is Latin America?
How many regions are in Latin America? Name them.
Why is the Panama Isthmus so important?
What is an example of wind/water factor on climate in Latin America?
What type climate is typical between 22.5º North & 22.5º South latitudes?
Label Physical Features 6-10
Answers: 1. W Hemisphere 2. Middle America, Caribbean, S. America3. Isthmus 4. Water/Wind & Elevation 5. Tropics 6 7 8 9 10
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4. Locate the following on your Challenge 1 & 2 map & color it in
Locate the following on your Challenge 1 & 2 map & color it in. Fill in the name of the country or Feature
(20ºS, 65ºW)
Physical Feature
(25ºN, 105ºW)
(20ºS, 70ºW)
(8ºS, 80ºW)
(0º, 50ºW)
(55ºS, 70ºW)
(35ºS, 60ºW)
(20ºN, 100ºW)
Country
(23ºN, 80ºW)
(19ºN, 73ºW)
(10ºS, 50ºW)
(5ºN, 65ºW)
Andes Mountains
Mexican Plateau
Atacama Desert
Isthmus of Panama
Amazon River
Cape Horn
Pampas
Mexico
Cuba
Haiti
Brazil
Venezuela
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5. Latin America Physical Features
What is a vital waterway in Middle America?
What are the regions of Latin America?
Where is Latin America located?
Where are minerals found?
What kind of impact have volcanoes had on the Mexican Plateau?
What mountain range runs through more than 4 countries?
Answers: 1. Panama Canal 2. Middle America, South America & Caribbean 3.Western Hemisphere or Between Pacific & Atlantic 4. In the earth/Mtns 5. good, created rich soil 6. Andes
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6. Climate & Vegetation How does El Niño & La Niña impact aquatic life?
Describe Latin America’s climate in 1 word.
What effect does elevation have on vegetation?
What kind of vegetation of abundant in Latin America?
What are the 3 factors of climate? Which impact Latin America the most?
Give an example of elevation impacting climate in Latin America.
Give an example of Wind/water impacting climate in Latin America.
Answers: 1. bad, lowers fish population 2. higher the colder which limits plant life 4. Broadleaf Evergreen Forest 5. Distance from Equator, Elevation, Water/wind 6. Mexican Plateau & Andes Mtns. 7. El Niño & La Niña
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7. Resources & Economy
What are vital natural resources of LA? Are there others?
Name 3 ways water is used in the regions of Latin America.
What is a deposit?
What is an economy?
What does develop mean?
What impact does a One Resource Economy have?
Diversify is a verb, what does it mean?
What 3 things must you have in order to diversify?
What happened to Venezuela & Bolivia’s One resources economy?
How has Mexico developed a diversified economy?
Answers: 1. Minerals, Rich Soil & Water 2. Hydroelectricity, tourism, transportation 3. mineral found in the earth 4. How a country or region makes $ 5. bigger & better 6. Bad, unstable 7. to develop new industries 8. Innovation, $, Education 9. Demand for Oil & Minerals went down collapsing their eco. 10. B/C Mexico did not have $ or limited Ed/trained people they brought in foreign businesses & countries to develop new industries.
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8. Subsistence Farming Dictator Isthmus Economy Diversify See Book Vocab
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