1. Geographic Understandings To play the game, go to the next slide and click on a point value to go to a question. To go to final Wrap-Up click on Final Wrap-Up at the bottom of the main screen.

2. Reading Maps Physical Features Natural Resources Pollution VocabularyClimate

3. Team 1Team 2Team 3Team 4 Team 5 Wager board

4. What country is #1 on the map?

5. Mexico score board

6. What is #3 on the map?

7. Caribbean Sea score board

8. What waterway is #7 on the map?

9. Amazon River score board

10. What is #4 on the map?

11. Atlantic Ocean scoreboard

12. What physical feature is near #6 on the map?

13. Atacama Desert score board

14. What ocean is on the western side of Latin America?

15. Pacific Ocean score board

16. What is the major mountain range in Mexico?

17. Sierra Madre score board

18. What mountains run the length of the western side of South America?

19. Andes Mountains score board

20. What is the world’s second largest river?

21. Amazon River score board

22. What is the large desert found in South America?

23. Atacama score board

24. What type of climate does Venezuela have?

25. Tropical score board

26. How does elevation affect climate?

27. Higher elevations have cooler temperatures. score board

28. What are the three hottest and wettest months in Mexico?

29. June, July, August score board

30. What geographical feature provides relief from the heat in Cuba?

31. Tradewinds score board

32. What happens to Brazil’s climate south of the equator?

33. It becomes milder score board

34. What are Venezuela’s two leading natural resources?

35. Oil and natural gas score board

36. What precious metal is found in large quantities in Mexico?

37. Silver score board

38. What percentage of Venezuela’s money from trade comes from oil?

39. 90 percent score board

40. What are three natural resources found in Brazil?

41. Bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber score board

42. What natural resource support’s Cuba’s agricultural industry?

43. Arable land score board

44. What are the main sources of air pollution in Mexico City?

45. Factories and automobiles score board

46. What role does geography play in Mexico City’s air pollution?

47. The city lies in a bowl- shaped valley that traps air pollutants. score board

48. How has the production of oil created pollution problems?

49. Oil spills and tanker leaks have caused pollution. score board

50. What health problems are created by carbon dioxide in the air?

51. Breathing problems score board

52. Who is most affected by carbon dioxide pollution?

53. Children and the elderly score board

54. What is the term used to describe smoke and thick fog?

55. Smog score board

56. What is the name given to the cutting of large areas of timber?

57. Deforestation score board

58. What is the name given to goods that are sold to foreign countries?

59. Exports score board

60. What is the name for a city area?

61. Urban score board

62. What is another name for temperate?

63. Mild score board

64. Make your wager on the scoreboard scoreFinal Question

65. On what island is Haiti located?

66. Hispaniola score board