1. Ch. 6- Section 1- The Land Land bridge- narrow strip of land that joins two larger landmasses- connects NA and SA

2. The Land continued West- Pacific Baja- Lower- California- peninsula- land surrounded by water on three sides East- Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Yucatan Peninsula- see map- page 152 Volcano- Popocatepetl- “smoky mountain” Earthquakes- “land of the shaking earth” Mountains / Plateaus- Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre del Sur- see map- page 154

3. The Land continued Plateau of Mexico- 40%- country- basins- broad, flat valleys Rio Grande River- forms border between US and Mexico Climate- latitude- location north or south of the equator Tropic of Cancer- 23 ½ degrees N latitude Altitude- height above sea level

4. The Land continued Tierra caliente- “hot land”- rain forests, bananas, sugarcane Tierra templada- “temperate land”- middle elevation Tierra fria- “cold land”- snow- top of mountain peaks