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the_stretches along both sides of the river

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basin

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The high_of the Andes are some of the tallest in the world

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altitude

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The two nations signed a_two in the war between them

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treaty

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The prime Meridian and 0°_

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longitude

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Cancun is on a_with water on three sides

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peninsula

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The rich_in the Amazon is in danger of disappearing

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rain forest

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people who can speak to languages are_

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bilingual

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_Student study the stars, planets, and space bodies

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astronomy

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The equator is 0°_

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latitude

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The desert_is always driving temperatures can vary

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climate

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give an example of a Latin American country

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Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico

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give an example of a Latin American domesticated animal

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dog, cow, horse, llama, alpaca

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give an example of a Latin American rain forest

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The Amazon rain forest

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give an example of a Latin American latitude line

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0° is the equator, the Tropic of Capricorn and cancer

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give an example of a Latin American climate

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Hot, dry, tropical wet and dry

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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

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destroying the Amazon rain forest

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each of these things moved into the Columbian exchange except? Foods, diseases, tobacco, or diamonds

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diamonds

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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

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The culture of Latin America is tied to Spain not England

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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

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Ways Latin America is unlike any other region

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the_is located in the_part of Brazil. Rio parana… Eastern, Atlantic ocean… Western, rio ucayali… Southern, or Amazon River… Northern

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Amazon River… Northern

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all of these are coastal cities except? belo horizonte, porto alegre, fortaleza, or sao luis

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belo horizonte

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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

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to create an easier way to go from Ocean to ocean

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they ship taking the Panama Canal now from the Caribbean will arrive at the? Atlantic Ocean, isthmus of Panama, Pacific ocean, or continental divide

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Pacific ocean

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ithsmus that links North and South America

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Central America

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includes the large islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico

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greater Antilles

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made up of some 700 islands northwest of Cuba

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Bahamas

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Island formed a volcano

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Martinique

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Islands at begin as coral reefs

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Cayman Islands

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climate found on the Caribbean coast

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tropical humid

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unusual trees whose roots grow in salt water

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Man Grove

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ore from which aluminum is made

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bauxite

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place where two earthquakes in 2001 killed hundreds of people

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El Salvador

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true or false: the seven countries that make up Central America are together about three times the size of Texas

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false, three fourths

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true or false: the Spanish explorers first arrived in Central America in the early 1900s

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false, 1500s

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true or false: British Honduras, now known as belize, became the only non-Spanish colony inCentral America

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true

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true or false: Great Britain build the Panama Canal in the early 1900s

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false, United States

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true or false: Spanish is the official language of all the regions countries except belize

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true

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true or false: The majority of Central Americans are mestizoes

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true

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true or false:most of the regions Central and American Indians live in El Salvador

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false, Guatemala

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true or false:The need for land reform has been an important problem in the region

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true

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true or false:costa Rica has a lower standard of living in the region

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false, highest

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true or false: ecotourism focuses On going to travel through natural areas and outdoor activities

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true

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The United States took_and Puerto Rico from Spain during the Spanish-American war in 1898

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Cuba

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_Is a commonwealth of the United States

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Puerto Rico

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haiti and_have the largest African population in the region

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Jamaica

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French and_our official languages in Haiti

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Creole

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_The capital of the Dominican Republic is the largest city in the region

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Santo Domingo

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more than 2.2 million people live in Havana which is the capital of_

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Cuba

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today More Puerto Ricans live in New York City event in_Puerto Rico’s capital

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San Juan

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except for_most of the Caribbean countries and territories have market economies

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Cuba

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Jamaica produces nearly all of the world supply of the seasoning known as_

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allspice

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