World Geography 1102 Self Test
tropical rain forest
The world's largest ... is located in northern Brazil
Llanos
grassy plains in northern South America
Cotopaxi
highest active volcano on Earth
Titicaca
highest navigable lake on Earth
Aconagua
highest peak in Western Hemisphere
Anahuac
large plateau in central Mexico
Haiti Dominican Republic
... and ... occupy the island of Hispaniola
Peru, Argentina
... has more American Indian People than any other South American nation, while ... has very few of them
Buenos Aires
Argentina
elevation
Because of its ...., much of Latin America has a cool climate
Belmopan
Belize
Sucre, La Paz
Bolivia
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Mexico City
Mexico
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There are ... independent nations in Latin America
Montevideo
Uruguay
Carcas
Venezuela
mulatto
a person of mixed African and European ancenstry
mestizo
a person of mixed European and Indian ancestry
tierra fria
cool climate above 6,000 feet in elevation
Atacama
driest desert on Earth
Patagonia
dry plateau in southern South America
Sierra Madre
mountain ranges in Mexico
Pampas
productive farmlands of Argentina
Cape Horn
southernmost point in South America
tierra templada
temperate climate between 3,000 and 6,000 feet
selvas
tropical rain forests in South America
tierra caliente
warm climate below 3,000 feet
Paramaribo
Suriname
longest
The Andes Mountain ranges is the ... on Earth
tourism, agriculture
The economies of most of the West Indies are based primarily on ... and ...
agriculture
The economy in much of Latin America is based on ..., although there is some mining and manufacturing
Brasilia
Brazil
Santiago
Chile
Bogota
Columbia
San Jose
Costa Rica
Quito
Ecuador
San Salvador
El Salvador
Cayenne
French Guiana
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Georgetown
Guyana
coral, volcanic
In the West Indies, the Bahamas are ... islands, and most of the rest are ... islands
earthquakes, volcanoes
Latin America frequently experiences ..., and many of its mountains are ...
coffee sugar cane bananas
List three major crops in Latin America
ejido
Mexican collective farm owned by a group of families
Managua
Nicaragua
Panama City
Panama
Asuncion
Paraguay
Lima
Peru
