Chapter 8 quiz

Latin America is divided into three areas

Middle America, the Caribbean, and South America

The second largest river system in Latin America consists of the

Parana, Paraguay, and Uruguay Rivers.

As the three rivers flow near the Atlantic Ocean, they spread out and form a broad estuary called the

Rio de la Plata

The tierra templada, or --------, lies at a middle altitude, between 2,500 and 6,000 feet above sea level

"temperate land"

----- is the world's largest exporter of copper

Chile

Southern Mexico and eastern Central America are dominated by a tropical------ climate and vegeatation

rain forest

There are more ------- of plants and animals per square mile in the Amazon rain forest than anywhere else on earth

species

The next elevation level, the ------, has a cold climate with frequent frosts

tierra fria

Much of Latin America is located in a------ climate zone

tropical

Physical barriers to development, such as -----, are being overcome by technological advances such as

---- rugged terrain (television, cellphones, and the Internet

In Peru and Bolivia, the Andes encircle a region of high plains called the

Altiplano

The ------ are a range of mountains running for 4,500 miles along the western edge of South America

Andes

In eastern South America, broad plateaus and valleys dominate the landscape. The plateau known as ------- spreads over much of Brazil and into Bolivia and Peru.

Mato Grosso

In the rain forest, trees grow very closely together, and the forest----- overhead is very dense

canopy

Major crops grown in the middle elevation zones include corn and ----

coffee

Vertical climate zones are defined by the land's ----- above sea level

elevation

The hot and humid conditions of the Amazon Basin result partly from the areas location on the ----

equator

Latin America's mineral resources include

gold, silver, emeralds, copper, and bauxite

In southeastern South America the------ subtropical climate results in short, mild winters and long, hot summers

humid

Some of the inland areas of South America are made up of vast grasslands called the ------ in Columbia and Venezuela

llanos

Tropical------ are grasslands that experience a wet and a dry season

llanos

Areas of vegetation in coastal deserts are called--------, or "meadows on the desert"

lomas

The large grasslands in Argentina and Uruguay are know as the

pampas