Kulesa Geography Chapter 8

Question 1

Mountain ranges that run parallel to each other and are over 3,000 miles in length.

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cordilleras

Question 2

Located in the Andes, Lake Titicaca is...

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the world's highest navigable river

Question 3

What do canopies in the Amazon Rain Forest stop from reaching the forest floor?

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sunlight

Question 4

Most people in Brazil live in the ____ because the interior of Brazil is more rugged.

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Coastal Lowlands

Question 5

The Panama Canal allows ships to travel between which two bodies of water?

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Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

Question 6

Major deposits of oil and natural gas are located along the Gulf of Mexico and the...

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Caribbean Sea

Question 7

The Central Highlands are the mountains of...

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Central America

Question 8

Latin America includes Middle America, the Caribbean, and _____.

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South America

Question 9

The eastern highlands of South America plunge to the Atlantic Ocean, forming this steep slope

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escarpment

Question 10

The Rio de la Plata is a large ____, where three rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean.

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estuary

Question 11

The five vertical climate zones in the highlands of Latin America are determined by...

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elevation/altitude

Question 12

South America's inland grasslands, the llanos and pampas, are a source of...

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grazing for animals

Question 13

Hundreds of smaller rivers join the Amazon River as it flows to the Pacific Ocean to form the

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Amazon Basin

Question 14

What is the second largest river system in Latin America?

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Parana', Paraguay, and Uruguay

Question 15

The Mato Grosso Plateau spreads across...

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Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru

Question 16

Which statement best describes why the Brazilian Highlands are important to ranchers?

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Open spaces for raising livestock

Question 17

The pampas consist primarily of...

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grasslands

Question 18

Latin America's natural resources are unevenly distributed due to...

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all of the above

Question 19

The climate of the Amazon River Basin is described as a ...

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tropical rain forest

Question 20

The ____ are the world's longest mountain chain.

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Andes Mountains

Question 21

The ___ of South America are a continuation of the Rocky Mountains of North America.

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Andes

Question 22

Latin America is located in the ____ Hemisphere.

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Western

Question 23

The Sierra Madre Mountains located on the Eastern side of Mexico.

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Oriental

Question 24

What mineral is found at the foothills of Venezuela?

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gold

Question 25

The Sierra Madre Mountains located on the Western edge of Mexico.

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Occidental

Question 26

The ____ is the Western Hemisphere's longest river and the world's second longest river.

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Amazon River

Question 27

Colombian mines have been producing ___ for thousands of years.

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emeralds

Question 28

The ___ in Mexico are a continuation of the Rocky Mountains of North America.

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Sierra Madre

Question 29

The mountains located along the western edge of South America are the _____.

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Andes Mountains

Question 30

The Rio Grande forms part of the border between...

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Mexico and the United States

Kulesa Geography Chapter 8

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Kulesa Geography Chapter 8

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