Ch. 8 Test? Flashcards
What is the land area of Latin America? What percentage of earth’s surface is covered?
8 million per square mile
16%
What are the three groups of the Caribbean islands?
The Bahamas
Greater Antilles
Lesser Antilles
What does the Sierra Madre Occidental/Oriental form when they meet?
Sierra Madre del Sur
What are cordilleras?
Parallel chains of ranges of mountains
Where is Patagonia?
Argentina
Where are the world’s finest emeralds found?
Colombia
Which two Latin American countries are leading oil producers?
Mexico
Venezuela
What is the larges lake in Central America?
Lake Nicaragua
Which country is the world’s leading exporter of copper?
Chile
What is a canopy?
top layer of the rainforest where the top of tall trees form a continuous layer of leaves
What is unique about the animal life in the rain forest?
There are more species per square mile in the rain forest than anywhere else on earth and it is home to many reptiles such as snakes, iguanas, and crocodiles.
What affects the climates of Latin America the most?
elevation of the land instead of the distance from the equato
What is unique about the Atacama Desert?
rainfall has never been recorded in some places
What is the Spanish translation for “cold land?” What crops grow well here?
tierra fria
potatoes and barley
What is the Spanish translation for “hot land?” What crops grow well here?
tierra caliente
bananas, sugar, rice, and cacao
