Latin America Questions

Vegetation Zones: What is the most common type of vegetation in Latin America (and in which country has the most of this vegetation?)

Broad Leaf Evergreen Forest is the most common type of vegetation in Latin America. Brazil has the most of the vegeatation.

Vegetation Zones: What are the two Latin American countries that have the most desert vegetation? What four countries have the most desert scrub?

Chile and Peru have the most desert vegetation in Latin America. Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia, and Mexico have the most desert scrub in Latin America.

Economic Activity: What are seven countries that lie northwest of Columbia and southeast of Mexico? What is the most common type of economic activity there?

Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Coasta Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, and Honduras are seven countries that lie northwest of Columbia and southeast of Mexico. Subsistence farming and commercial farming are the most common land use in that area.

Population Density: Which city in Latin America is the most populated (north of the Equator?) What are three cities south of the equator with the largest population?

Mexico City is the most populated city (North of the equator) in Latin America. The three most populated cities, south of the equator, are Buenos Aires, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro.

Economic Activity: What is the most abundant resource in Latin America (North of the equator?) What two countries have the most of this resource (north of the equator?)

Oil is the most abundant resource in Latin America (north of the equator.) Mexico and Venezuela have the most of this resource.

Physical Features/Economic Activity: Why is Paraguay one of the poorest countries in Latin America?

Paraguay one of the poorest countries in Latin America, because it is landlocked (hard to get things in and out of). It doesn't have many resources/land use available.

Physical Features: What is Located at 10 degrees North and 80 degrees West? What country is this in?

The Isthmus of Panama is located at 10 degrees north and 80 degrees west in Panama.

Physical Features/Economic Activity: What are the countries with the most gold in Latin America? What physical feature do they all have in common?

The countries in Latin America with the most gold are Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, and Chile. They all have mountains.

Climate Zones/ Vegetation Zones/Economic Activity: What are the three countries in Latin America that have the most land for livestock raising?

The three Latin American countries that have the most land for livestock raising are Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela. Argentina is the best for livestock raising, because there are several climates with temperate grassland vegetation.

Climate Zones: What is the most common climate zone for the two island at 20 degrees north latitude. What are three countries from the two islands that are on 20 degrees north latitude

Tropical wet and dry is the most common climate on the two islands at 20 degrees north latitude. Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic are three countries on the two islands that are on 20 degrees north latitude.

Physical Features: The Andes Mountains run through which seven countries?

Venezuela, Columbia, Equador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

Climate Zones: What is the country in Latin America that has highlands, arid, semiarid, mediteranean, and maine west coast climate?

the country in Latin America that has highlands, arid, semiarid, mediteranean, and maine west coast climate is Chile.

Population Density: What are the three countries/territory that have the smallest population in Latin America?

the three countries/territory that have the smallest population in Latin America are Guyana, Suriname, and the French Guiana.