Chapter 7 - Physical Geography of Latin America

Vegetation is sparse in the __________ climate zone.

What makes the soil fertile in Middle America?

What are the tropical grasslands that stretch through eastern Colombia and Venezuela?

Ships use the Panama Canal to shorten travel time between the __________.

Cooler temperatures are found at higher __________.

Which of the following make up Middle America?

The rain forests of South America provide _________.

What is the name of the longest river in Latin America?

The Amazon River is approximately how long?

The dominant landform along the Pacific coast of South America is __________.

Powerful hurricanes often strike the Caribbean islands during which months?

Where is the Amazon Basin located?

Which of the following is an isthmus?

What is the largest lake in Latin America?

The Andes form __________.

Which country is the world's largest exporter of copper?

What is the Parana?

El Nino takes place when the temperature of the Pacific waters off Peru's coast are ___________.

What is the highest point in Latin America?

A group of islands is called a(n) __________.

In which of the following altitude zones can the temperature be as low as 20 degree F?

Vast rain forests are found in which climate zone?

__________, in South America, is the world's largest exporter of copper.

To produce gasohol, Brazil uses gasoline mixed with alcohol produced from ________.

Which of the following is grown in the tierra caliente?

Brazilian Highlands end with a(n) ____ or steep cliff that drops to the Atlantic coastal plain.

How many tectonic plates meet in Middle America?

South American ________ have high temperatures and heavy rainfall year round.

What is the highest waterfall in the world?

The Tropics have generally warm temperatures because ...

The Andes have four altitude zones of climate. Which zone begins at 6,000 feet?