Grab Bag
Climate
Places
Definitions
Land Forms
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South
America’s
largest river
system is the
_______________
system.
Amazon River
Why are the
different groups of
people in Latin
America separated
from one another?
The tall mountains
and tropical forests
make travel difficult.
What is one of
Latin America’s
most abundant
and valuable
natural
resources?
trees
This is the
reason most of
Latin America’s
natural
resources
remain
undeveloped.
They are too
difficult to
reach
What causes the
deaths of many land
animals?
The massive
development in
the Amazon
region.
What is a dense
tropical forests
called?
A rain forest.
The tierra
caliente climate
zone is known
for its ___________
climate.
hot
Where is the
largest rain
forest in Latin
America?
The Amazon River
Valley.
What climate zone
in Latin America is
more heavily
populated?
The tierra
templada
What means “hot
land”, hot all
year?
tierra caliente
Latin America
gets its name
from the
language of
ancient __________.
Rome
Latin America
consists of land in
Central America,
South America,
the Caribbean
Islands, and what
other country?
Mexico
Mexico and
Venezuela have
abundant supplies
of what natural
resource?
petroleum
Describe the
conditions of the
Chaco.
harsh and
thorny
Daily rain in
some
areas
of
Maximum
Latin
American
number of years
areas
washes
a President can
away
nutrients
serve.
in the soil
making it bad
for what?
farming
What is 10 years?
The land drained
by a major river
and its tributaries
is called what?
a river system
What landform is
more than 4,000
miles long? They
are the longest
mountain chain in
the world. The
mountains contain
many volcanoes.
The Andes
Mountains
What is the high,
cold, flat area
between two
mountain ranges in
Bolivia and Peru?
The altiplano
What means “cold
land”, made up
of land 6,000 feet
and higher in
elevation?
tierra fria
Where is the
driest place in
the world?
The Atacama
Desert of Chile
What is another
word for an
island group?
archipelago
What are the two
landforms that
dominate Latin
America?
mountains and
valleys
The three main
archipelagos of the
West Indies are the
Lesser Antilles, the
Greater Antilles,
and the ________
Bahamas
What is the plain
located in southern
Latin America?
The Pampas
The ash from
erupting volcanoes
in Latin America
tends to make the
nearby land _________.
rich and fertile