Latin America Flashcards
the_stretches along both sides of the river
basin
The high_of the Andes are some of the tallest in the world
altitude
The two nations signed a_two in the war between them
treaty
The prime Meridian and 0°_
longitude
Cancun is on a_with water on three sides
peninsula
The rich_in the Amazon is in danger of disappearing
rain forest
people who can speak to languages are_
bilingual
_Student study the stars, planets, and space bodies
astronomy
The equator is 0°_
latitude
The desert_is always driving temperatures can vary
climate
give an example of a Latin American country
Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico
give an example of a Latin American domesticated animal
dog, cow, horse, llama, alpaca
give an example of a Latin American rain forest
The Amazon rain forest
give an example of a Latin American latitude line
0° is the equator, the Tropic of Capricorn and cancer
give an example of a Latin American climate
Hot, dry, tropical wet and dry
logging, ranching, and slash and burn farming are? Important jobs in tierra del fuego, farming methods of the Incas, destroying the Amazon rain forest, or the main skills of the gauchos
destroying the Amazon rain forest
each of these things moved into the Columbian exchange except? Foods, diseases, tobacco, or diamonds
diamonds
Latin America has a different region from North America because?landforms in Latin America are found nowhere else on earth, the culture of Latin America is tied to Spain not England, geographers like to study Latin America as a separate land, or South Americans think it is different than the Caribbean
The culture of Latin America is tied to Spain not England
language religion and social classes are just a few examples of? The effects of Spain and Portugal on the region, challenges faced by unstable democracies, ways Latin America is unlike any other region, or ideas passed down from the Inca and aztec
Ways Latin America is unlike any other region
the_is located in the_part of Brazil. Rio parana… Eastern, Atlantic ocean… Western, rio ucayali… Southern, or Amazon River… Northern
Amazon River… Northern
all of these are coastal cities except? belo horizonte, porto alegre, fortaleza, or sao luis
belo horizonte
The pet the main reason the Panama Canal was built? Americans wanted to prove the building skills, to create an easier way to go from ocean to ocean, the creation of locks to move water up-and-down, or raising Sea levels to make shipping easier and faster
to create an easier way to go from Ocean to ocean
they ship taking the Panama Canal now from the Caribbean will arrive at the? Atlantic Ocean, isthmus of Panama, Pacific ocean, or continental divide
Pacific ocean
ithsmus that links North and South America
Central America
