Chapter 7 Section 1

Question 0

Plateaus

Answer 0

A broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding area

Question 1

Latin America

Answer 1

The region that includes Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and South America

Question 2

Sierra Madre Occidental

Answer 2

A mountain range from north to south down the western part of Mexico

Question 3

Sierra Madre Oriental

Answer 3

A mountain range that runs north to south down the eastern part of Mexico.

Question 4

Tectonic plates

Answer 4

A large rigid section of the earth’s crust in constant motion

Question 5

Isthmus

Answer 5

A strip of land that connects two land masses

Question 6

Highlands

Answer 6

Mountainous and hilly sections of a country

Question 7

Archipelago

Answer 7

A chain of islands

Question 8

Greater Antilles

Answer 8

The northern largest Caribbean islands that include Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico

Question 9

Lesser Antilles

Answer 9

The smaller Caribbean islands southeast of the Greater Antilles