1. USE PAGE 182-183 TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
Name three countries the equator runs through.
Through what 2 countries does the Tropic of Cancer run through?
Name two islands south of 50 degrees south latitude.
Name a southern Mexico peninsula that borders the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea.
What separates the Caribbean sea from Gulf of Mexico?
What mountain range runs along western coast of South America?
What is largest country in land size?
Name any landlocked nations.

2. Latin America
Physical Landscape

3. Central America Honduras Belize Mexico Panama Cuba Guatemala Haiti
Puerto Rico
Nicaragua
10. El Salvador
11. Costa Rica
12. Jamaica

4. South America Chile Brazil French Guiana Ecuador Bolivia Argentina
Colombia
Peru
Guyana
Uruguay
Suriname
Paraguay
Venezuela

5. Two Main Regions Middle or Central America South America
8 mainland nations
13 island nations of the Caribbean
South America
13 nations, 12 of which are independent
French Guiana

6. Major Landforms
Middle America
Sierra Madres (East and West)

7. Major Landforms South America Andes Mountains Guiana Highlands
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon Basin
Lowlands
Pampas: grassy plains from Argentina to Uruguay

8. Major Rivers
Amazon
Orinoco
Rio de la Plata

9. Climate Many different climate zones
Tropical: makes up ¾ of Latin America
Rainforests

10. Climate Many different climate zones Temperate: grasslands, basins
Farming

11. Climate Many different climate zones Dry climates: Mexico
Chile’s Atacama Desert

12. Climate
Many different climate zones
Elevation climates:

13. Climate Many different climate zones Elevation climates:
Tierra fria: cold land
Tierra templada: temperate land
Tierra caliente: hot land

14. Natural Resources Minerals Energy Agricultural
Gold, silver, copper, tin
Energy
Oil, natural gas, hydroelectric (rivers/rainfall)
Agricultural
Bananas, sugar, coffee, rubber

15. People of Latin America
Native Americans
Europeans
Mestizo: mixture of European and Native American ancestry
Africans
Slavery during imperialism

16. Review Two Major Regions Major Landforms and Rivers Types of Climates
Tropical
Temperate
Desert
Elevation
Natural Resources
People of Latin America

17. Review Vocabulary Pampas Tierra fria Tierra templada Tierra caliente
mestizo

19. Video
Peru
Brazil
“Seeing is Belize-ing”
Sierra Madre Volcanoes