Textbook Intro Pages Flashcards
Name the mountain ranges that run through Mexico.
Sierra Madre and Sierra Oriental
Describe the landscape of Central America in general.
Mountains and highlands, river basins, and coastal plains. Diverse Landscape.
Where do the majority of people in Mexico live and why?
Mexico City is the most densely populated place in Mexico, domestic migration; moved to find work in big city
Name the peninsula at the southern tip of Mexico.
Yucatán Peninsula
Name the world’s second-largest river. How is this river unusual?
Amazon River; second largest, #1 water flow
What is significant about Lake Titicaca?
What desert in South America averages less than one-half an inch of rain a year and is considered one of the world’s driest places? What causes this?
What is the most widespread type of vegetation in Latin America?
In Mexico, the vegetation of Desert Scrub is mainly found in what area?
What is the largest vegetation zone in South America?
What precious metals did the Spanish and Portuguese find desirable?
What were the most important crops grown by Natives?
What cultural feature is the reason the region is called Latin America?
Which group built a large empire in South America before the European invasion?
During colonization, in addition to war, what was the biggest cause of death for Natives?
