Latin America Review

Major cash crops in Central America and the Caribbean include bananas, sugarcane, and coffee.

Because the Eastern Highlands of Brazil slope gently to the Atlantic Ocean most Brazilians live along the coast.

What is the sparsely populated desert along the coast of Peru and Chile?

_____ is a body of water that forms Mexico’s east coast

What crops are grown in the tierra fría?

In the Caribbean, family structure is often matriarchal, or headed by a woman.

______ is a product that fuels most of Mexico’s power plants

Tierra helada, tierra fría, tierra templada, and tierra caliente are examples of

What feature of the Inca Empire made it easier for the Spanish to conquer it?

Diego Rivera was a Mexican artist who

What crops are typically grown in the tierra caliente zone?

For most of Central America and the Caribbean, being located in the tropics results in

Prior to independence, Panama was part of

The llanos and the pampas are two grasslands areas in South America.

Due to its colonial past, most people in Central America today are followers of

Due to high infant mortality rates and low life expectancy, the pop. of Central America has declined since the 1950s.

When highly educated and highly skilled workers emigrate to other countries, their native country suffers a(n)

_____ separates the Baja Peninsula from the northern coast of Mexico

Islands in the Antilles are surrounded by ________, which are home to a wide variety of fish

In Central America, more workers are employed in the ________ sector than any other sector of the economy.

In Central America, most industrial employment occurs in

In Mexico, parents and children often share their home with

The Amazon rainforest has more biodiversity per square mile than any other place on Earth.

_____ is a biome of northern Mexico in which cacti, shrubs, and shrub oak grow

______ is a precious mineral of which Mexico is the world’s leading producer

In Central Am. and the Caribbean, farm workers leave rural areas to move to cities and look for better jobs

The climate zones above the tree line in the Andes

Regional high-pressure systems in northern Mexico occasionally cause

Why is western Mexico subject to volcanic eruptions?

Which two European groups were the first to colonize South America?