Chapter 1 section 1 and 2

Question 1

what is the land area of Latin America? what percentage of earth’s surface is covered?

Answer 1

South America 8 million square miles 16%

Question 2

what are three groups of Caribbean island?

Answer 2

Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles

Question 3

what does the Sierra Madre Occidental/ Oriental form when they meet?

Answer 3

Sierra Madre de Sur

Question 4

what are cordilleras

Answer 4

parallel ranges

Question 5

where is Patagonia

Answer 5

southern Argentina

Question 6

where is the world’s finest emerald found

Answer 6

Columbia

Question 7

which two latin american countries are leading oil producers

Answer 7

Mexico & Venezuela

Question 8

what is the largest lake in Central America

Answer 8

Lake Nicaragua

Question 9

what country is the world’s leading exporter of copper

Answer 9

Chile

Question 10

what is a canopy

Answer 10

continuous layer of leaves at the top of the forest

Question 11

what is unique about the animal life in the rain forest

Answer 11

more species per square miles here than anywhere else on earth, home to many reptiles

Question 12

what affects the climates of latin america

Answer 12

elevation

Question 13

what is unique about the Atacama Desert

Answer 13

in some areas there is no rain fall

Question 14

what is the Spanish word for “cold land” ? what crops can grow here ?

Answer 14

tierra fria - potatoes & barley

Question 15

what is the Spanish word for “ hot land” ? what crops grow well here?

Answer 15

tirra calienia - bananas, sugar, rice, and cacao

Question 16

what is the Spanish word for “ temperate land” ? what crops go well here ?

Answer 16

tierra templada - coffee & corn

Question 17

list the names of mountains in Mexico, Central America, and South America

Answer 17

Sierra Monre , Central Highlands, Andres