NAME: _____________________________________ CLASS:_______ Latin America Physical and Political Map (L and K Level) Central America Map Atlas Page 100-101
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Use class atlases to complete the following questions. 16. What is the approximate distance between Mexico City, Mexico and Panama City, Panama? (Use the scale) Page 100 17. What geographic landform is Cancun, Mexico located on? Pg. 100 18. What geographic landform does the country of Panama create? Pg. 102 19. Why does the Colorado River usually not flow at its mouth, Gulf of California? Pg. 102
20. What has Costa Rica not had the deforestation issues that Brazil has experienced? Pg. 102
21. What created the rich soils found in Central America? Pg. 103
22. What provides a relatively inexpensive passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? Pg. 106
23. Why is Middle and South America referred to as “Latin America”? Pg. 107
24. Is Puerto Rico a state of the United States? Explain Pg. 109
25. What is a Mestizo? Pg. 117
26. What is the highest navigable lake in South America? Pg. 111 27. What is the longest mountain range in the world? Pg. 111 28. What is the difference, in land size, between South America and the continuous United States? Pg. 111
29. What is a “mulatto”? Pg. 117
30. What is the largest rainforest in the world? Pg. 120 31. What is ethanol? How can it improve global climate change? Pg. 116
32. Yearly, how much of the rainforest is deforested? How does deforestation affect the global climate? Pg. 120
33. Which South America country is a member of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)? Pg. 116 34. Why have “save the earth” campaigns placed unfair burdens on South Americas? Pg. 120 Use the textbook to complete the following 35. Why is Central America referred to as a “land bridge”? Pg. 194
36. The Tierra Caliente, Tierra Templada and Tierra Fria are considered to be part of the ______________ climate Zone. Pg. 196 37. What is a cash crop? And what are the two cash crops of Mexico? Pg. 199
38. Define cordilleras Pg. 236
39. What is difference between the llanos and pampas which are both used for grazing cattle? Pg. 237
40. Why are rivers important for the economic development of South America? Pg 238
K Only----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------41. If Quito, Ecuador and Balem, Brazil are both located near 0° latitude, what are the considered two different climate regions? (Atlas Pg. 115)
42. Why do geographers claim the Atacama Desert defies the rain shadow effect? (Atlas Pg. 115)
43. How are Central American lakes and rivers important to the human systems of the area? (Book Pg. 215)
44. How does the uneven distribution of oil reserves affect the region economically? (Book Pg. 240)
45. How does El Nino negatively affect the countries of South America? (Book Pg. 238)
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What has Costa Rica not had the deforestation issues that Brazil has experienced? Pg. 102. 21. What created the rich soils found in Central America? Pg. 103.