1. Middle and South America Chapters 8, 9 and 10

2. Landforms Believed to have broken from Africa over 100 million years ago(pg. A8) Movement west caused creation of the Andes Mountains on west coast Most of continent is plains, from erosion, called the “pampas” and “llanos.”

3. Climate Region extends across 90 degrees of latitude, making the climate very diverse The largest humid tropical(p. 62) region in the world is here. Tropical Savanna and humid subtropical also present

4. River Systems Amazon, Parana and the Orinoco are the three major systems. The Amazon stretches 4,000 miles from the Andes to the Atlantic