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Climate
Places
Definitions
Land Forms
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South Americas largest river system is the
_______________ system.

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Amazon River
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Why are the different groups of people in Latin
America separated from one another?
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The tall mountains and tropical forests make
travel difficult.
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What is one of Latin Americas most abundant and
valuable natural resources?
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trees
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This is the reason most of Latin Americas
natural resources remain undeveloped.
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They are too difficult to reach
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What causes the deaths of many land animals?
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The massive development in the Amazon region.

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What is a dense tropical forests called?
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A rain forest.
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The tierra caliente climate zone is known for its
___________ climate.
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hot
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Where is the largest rain forest in Latin America?
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The Amazon River Valley.
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What climate zone in Latin America is more
heavily populated?
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The tierra templada
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What means hot land, hot all year?
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tierra caliente
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Latin America gets its name from the language of
ancient __________.
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Rome
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Latin America consists of land in Central
America, South America, the Caribbean Islands,
and what other country?
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Mexico
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Mexico and Venezuela have abundant supplies of
what natural resource?
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petroleum
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Describe the conditions of the Chaco.
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harsh and thorny
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Maximum number of years a President can serve.
Daily rain in some areas of Latin American areas
washes away nutrients in the soil making it bad
for what?
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What is 10 years?
farming
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The land drained by a major river and its
tributaries is called what?
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a river system
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What landform is more than 4,000 miles long?
They are the longest mountain chain in the world.
The mountains contain many volcanoes.
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The Andes Mountains
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What is the high, cold, flat area between two
mountain ranges in Bolivia and Peru?
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The altiplano
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What means cold land, made up of land 6,000
feet and higher in elevation?
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tierra fria
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Where is the driest place in the world?
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The Atacama Desert of Chile
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What is another word for an island group?
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archipelago
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What are the two landforms that dominate Latin
America?
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mountains and valleys
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The three main archipelagos of the West Indies
are the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles,
and the ________
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Bahamas
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What is the plain located in southern Latin
America?
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The Pampas
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The ash from erupting volcanoes in Latin America
tends to make the nearby land _________.
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rich and fertile