Unit 3: Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean Island
1. After watching the intro of the video what do we see?
Mexico Physical Geography
2. Land bridge:
3. 3 Mountains
4. What is Ring of Fire?
5. Northern Mexico has
6. The ______________________________ is one of Mexico’s most important rivers.
2 characteristics
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b.
7. Rio de la Norte or _________________________________
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8. Lake Chapala9. The Gulf of Mexico
10. Yucatan Peninsula
11. The Gulf of California, on the western side of Mexico, supports marine life such as
_____________, sea turtles, and ____________ .
12. Three factors that influence Mexico’s Climates are
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13. Leading _________________ producing company.
14. What mineral is important to Mexico’s economy?
Central America
1. 7 countries of Central America
2. Panama Canal: allows
3. How many groups of Islands make up the Caribbean? ____________
4.Greater Antilles (listed by size)
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2.
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4.
Lesser Antilles
4. The Bahamas __________ islands. Made up of ____________ and ______________
Vegetation of Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean
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Desert scrub
Mountains
Temperate grassland
Tropical Rainforests
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