Unit 8

short winters, and long hot summers, humid

Describe a humid subtropical climate.

planted alfalfa corn and cotton to hold soil

Due to the overgrazing of grasslands, farmers?

tropical

Much of Latin America is located in a _____ climate zone.

tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn

Much of Latin America lies between the?

rugged mountains, televisions, cellphones and the internet

Physical barriers to development, such as ____ _____, are being overcome by technological advances such as _____, ______, and ___ _____

tropical dry climate

southwestern Mexico, and most Caribbean islands and north central South America

tierra templada

temperate land, lies between 2,500 and 6,000 feet. most people live in this vertical climate zone

Lake Titicaca

What is South America's largest lake?

the meadows of the desert

What is a lomas?

long summers, cool winters, slight rainfall

What is a steppe climate?

high plains; parallel mountain ranges

What is an altiplano? A cordilleras?

the place where a tide meets a river current

What is an estuary?

Sierra Madre Occidental

What mountains are in Mexico?

the Andes

What mountains are in the western edge of South America?

The Rio Grande

What river forms part of the border between the U.S. and Mexico?

Amazon basin

Where is the Earth's largest rainforest?

elevation

Which factor most greatly influences Latin America's climates?

lomas

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

Rio de la Plata

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

2,300 miles

How far can oceangoing vessels travel up the Amazon River?

by catching fog

How is water gathered in the Atacama desert?

Alta Plano

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

Mato Grasso

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

humid

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

canopy

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

middle America, Caribbean, South America

Latin America is divided into three areas: ____ ___, ______, and ___ ______

silver, emeralds, copper, bauzite

Latin America's mineral resources include gold, ___, ____, ____, and _____

hydroelectric power

Latin America's system of rivers provide a power source of energy called?

coffee

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

llanos

Some of the inland areas of South America are made up of vast grasslands called the ____ in Colombia and Venezuela.

rainforest

Southern Mexico and eastern Central America are dominated by a tropical _____ climate and vegetation

Andes

The ____ are a range of mountains running for 4,500 miles (7,242 km) along the western edge of South America

coast

The hot and humid conditions of the Amazon Basin result partly from the area's location on the _____

a climate unfavorable for human habitation

The land above tierra fria has?

pampas

The large grasslands in Argentina and Uruguay are known as the ____

Chile

____ is the world's largest exporter of copper

tierra fria

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

Parana, Paraguay, Uruguay

The second largest river system in Latin America consists of the ____, _____, and ______ rivers

temperate land

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

species

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

llanos

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

elevation

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

bananas, sugar, rice and cacao

What are the main crops grown in the tierra caliente?

penas

a cold zone between 12,000 and 16,000 feet

tierra fria

cold land, lies between 6,000 and 12,000 feet.

tierra helada

frozen land, a zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the Andes

tierra caliente

hot land, is at the lowest elevations between sea level and 2,500 feet

tropical wet climate

hot temperatures and large amounts of rainfall year round

humid subtropical climate

much of southeastern South America

desert climate

northern Mexico, coastal Peru, Argentina, and Chile

steppe climate

northern Mexico, northeastern Brazil and South central South America