Latin America and the Carribean Flashcards
Andes Mountains
The Andes Mountains line the western edge of South America, from Venezuela all the way along Chile to South America’s southern tip, crossing through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Sierra Madres
Sierra Madre Oriental is a range of folded mountains in northeastern Mexico. The Sierra Madre Occidental runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California.
Amazon River Basin
The Amazon River Basin occupies the entire central and eastern area of South America, lying to the east of the Andes mountain range and extending from the Guyana Plateau in the north to the Brazilian Plateau in the south.
Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert forms a continuous strip for nearly 1,000 km along the narrow coast of the northern third of Chile.
Pampas
the Pampas, vast plains extending westward across central Argentina from the Atlantic coast to the Andean foothills,
Llanos
a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Nearly 60% of the rainforest is in Brazil, while the rest is shared among eight other countries—Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and French Guiana, an overseas territory of France
Mexico City
Mexico (Capital City)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Argentina (Capital City)
Santiago
Chile (Capital City)
