Latin American Geography

This slender country connects Central America to South America

The group of islands north of the Greater Antilles and East of Florida is called

The largest mountain range in South America.

Vocabulary-A narrow channel of water separating two land masses:

This is the group of larger islands in the Caribbean archipelago (includes Cuba and Jamaica).

These two countries share an island in the Greater Antilles.

Vocabulary- A chain of islands (Ex. The Greater and Lesser Antilles)

Vocabulary-When a river deposits sediments at its mouth which forms a "triangle" of channels.

Vocabulary-An area of lower elevation formed by the drainage of a major river & its tributaries

These two two South American countries are land-locked (no direct ocean access).

Argentina is ___________ of Chile.

Vocabulary-A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses (Ex. Panama)

This small Central American Country shares borders with Guatemala and Honduras.

A group of islands off the coast of Ecuador containing unique biodiversity.

This area is home to the largest rain forest on planet Earth.

This river runs along the northern border of Mexico.

This peninsula is located on the Pacific Coast of Mexico

Vocabulary-A type of map that shows physical features, terrain, rivers and bodies of water.

The 3 mountain ranges that contain the name Sierra Madre can be found in this country.

Uruguay is ______________ of Paraguay.

This country is located between Guyana and French Guiana.

Vocabulary-part of a larger land mass that is surrounded by water on three sides (Ex. Florida)

This small country is located on the Yucatan Peninsula

Vocabulary-A type of map that shows cities and the borders of countries.

This country borders Mexico, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador.

This river flows into the Atlantic Ocean between Argentina and Uruguay.

Peru is ___________ of Chile.

Ecuador is _____________ of Peru

The southern most tip of South America.

The largest country in South America (on the only one with Portuguese as it official language.)

Island countries such as Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic are part of the...

The tallest waterfall on earth, located in Venezuela.

This country is between Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south.

French Guiana is ______________ of Suriname.

This lake straddles the border between Peru and Bolivia.