World Geography unit 3

Argentina

Has grassland as a dominant physical features

Chinese

Largest Asian people groups in Latin american

Mexico

Leading producer of petroleum in Latin America

Rio Bravo

Located along the border of mexico and Texas

Amazon River

Located in the Amazon River Basin

Overpopulation

Main cause of pollution in urban areas

Titicaca

largest lake in South America

Mulatto

Both have African and European Heritage

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

Created by plate tectonics

Caribbean Islands

Created by volcanic activity

Chile

Source of nitrated

Isthmus

South America and North America are connected by

Aztecs

Europeans learned how to cultivate

Native Americans

First people to mine gold in Latin america

Mayas

Invented a calander

Tropic of Cancer

Most of Latin American is located to the

Spanish

Most widely spoken language in Latin America

Atacama Desert

No rain fall in some parts

Why do Brazilians speak Portuguese and not Spanish?

Portuguese people settled the region

Brazil

Precious gems are an important natural resource of

Evangelicalism

Rapidly growing Religious influence in Latin america

Pantheism

Religion of many Native american people groups

Communist

Revolutionaries succeed in establishing a gov. in a _________ Cuba

Agriculture

The economy of Latin america

Andes

The_________mountains are located in south america