q

Question 1

mountains of mexico, central america and the caribbean

Answer 1

Mexico’s Sierra Madre and the Central highlands in central america are higher than the landscape of Middle America.
Many caribbean islands are part of the central highlands mountain range.

Question 2

Andes of South America

Answer 2

Run along the western edge of south america
worlds longest mountain range (4,500 miles)
There are parallel ranges called cordilleras that are arranged in deep folds
Patagonia which is a plateau in Southern Argentina formed by hills and lower flatlands

Question 3

Rivers of Southern America

Answer 3

has navigable rivers ( amazon)
transportation routes and hydroelectric power

Question 4

Lakes

Answer 4

few large lakes
lake titicaca in the andes of bolivia and peru and is the worlds highest navigable lakes

Question 5

natural resources

Answer 5

minerals forests, farmlands, water
Gulf of Mexico & southern Caribbean Sea –> oil and natural gas
Mexico and Venezuela –> petroleum producers
Venezuela’s Orinoco River –> 11% of the worlds gold
Brazil –> Gold
Peru and Mexico –> Silver deposits
Chile –> exporter of copper

Question 6

factors that limit development and distribution of natural resources

Answer 6

geographic location( hard to get to)
lack of capital
social and political conflicts

Question 7

where does most of Latin America lie?

Answer 7

most of latin america lies between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn which means it has tropical climate

Question 8

Tropical regions:

Answer 8

tropical rainforest climate and vegetation, hot temperatures and rainfall year-round
mexico, eastern central America, some Caribbean Islands, parts of south america such as the amazon basin

Question 9

the rain forest:

Answer 9

the amazon basin has earth’s largest rainforest that covers one third of south america
has trees that form a dense canopy that soars as high as 130 feet over the forest floor.

Question 10

tropical savanna grasslands

Answer 10

hot temperatures, abundant rainfall, dry season lasting several months
typical of the southwestern coast of mexico, most caribbean islands, north central south america

Question 11

the humid subtropics

Answer 11

southeastern south america, winters are short and mild, summers are long, hot and humid

Question 12

desert and steppe areas

Answer 12

parts of northern mexico, southwestern climate of climate of south america,
chile –> rain shadow effect of the andes produces dry, arid atacama desert
areas have a steppe climate, with hot summers, cool winters and light rainfall.

Question 13

climate depends on __________ and distance from the _______.

Answer 13

climate depends on elevation and distance from the equator.

Question 14

Tierra Caliente:

Answer 14

(Hot Land) Sea level, tropical rainforest, bananas, sugarcane, rice

Question 15

Tierra Templada

Answer 15

(Temperate Land) 2,000 ft, largest human population, sheep, cattle, dairy, vegetable, coffee(maize), corn, small grains.

Question 16

Tierra Fria

Answer 16

(Cold Land) 6,000 ft, highest zone in Central America, barley, grazing, potatoes, dairy operation.

Question 17

Tierra Helada(Punta)

Answer 17

(Frozen Land) 12,000 ft, tree line, grazing

Question 18

Tierra Nevada

Answer 18

(Snow Land) 15,000 ft