Social Studies South America Review

What causes the mountains in Central America to volcanic?

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The __________ provide good soil for agriculture and grazing land for livestock.

The Patagonia region of Argentina is____ due to the cold water currents off the southeast coast

Latin America starts at the _____________________________ and ends at the tip of ______________

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Three major river systems dominate the S.A:

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The Caribbean islands are affected by______________________________

The Andes Mtns. provide___________________

The Andes mountains are located on the __________ side of South America

experiences a tropical rainy climate year-round

_____% of the world’s animal & plant species live in the Amazon Basin.

Two large plateaus:

Hurricanes originate off the west coast of ________________________________

Mexico is dominated by two mountain chains called

The Latin America region extends through almost 90 degrees of__________________

The highest lake in the world is??????

What is the highest point in S.A?

The Caribbean Islands have ________________ and ________________ sides

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