Latin America

Question 0

Define Llanos

Answer 0

Tropical grasslands that stretch through eastern Colombia and Venezuela.

Question 1

Define Pampas

Answer 1

Well known plain that covers much of Argentina and Uruguay

Question 2

Define Bauxite

Answer 2

A mineral found in Brazil

Question 3

Define Isthmus

Answer 3

A narrow piece of land that links two larger areas of land

Ex. Central America

Question 4

Define Canopy

Answer 4

Umbrella like covering of leaves

Question 5

Define Atacama

Answer 5

Driest desert in the world, located in Chile

Question 6

Define Gasohol

Answer 6

Alcohol produced from sugarcane and gasoline is used to produce this fuel. Used in Brazil to reduce it’s independence on oil imports.

Question 7

Define Mestizo

Answer 7

People of mixed native American and European descent. They make up the largest part of Latin American population.

Question 8

Define Caudillo

Answer 8

Term for strong leader in Latin America

Question 9

Define Cordillera

Answer 9

Extensive chain of mountains and mountain ranges

Question 10

Define Estuary

Answer 10

An area where river currents and ocean tides meet.

Question 11

Define Empire

Answer 11

A large territory with many different peoples under one ruler.

Question 12

Define Maize

Answer 12

Corn

Question 13

What are the 4 altitude regions found in the Andes Mountains?

Answer 13

Tierra Caliente (hot land)
Tierra Templada (temperate land)
Tierra Fría (cold land)
Tierra Helada (frozen land)

Question 14

What crops are grown in the Tierra Caliente?

Answer 14

Tropical crops such as bananas, sugarcane, rice and cacao.

Question 15

What crops are grown in the Tierra Templada?

Answer 15

Corn, wheat, coffee.

Question 16

What crops are grown in the Tierra Fría?

Answer 16

Farming can only take place in the warmer summers. Crops include potatoes, barley, and wheat.

Question 17

What crops are grown in the Tierra Helada?

Answer 17

None

Question 18

What is the location of the Panama Canal?

Answer 18

Cuts across the Isthmus of Panama

Question 19

Why was the Panama Canal built?

Answer 19

To connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to enable faster travel and trade.

Question 20

What are the names of the three groups of islands in the Caribbean?

Answer 20

Greater Antillas- Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica.
Lesser Antillas- Virgin Islands to Trinidad
Bahamas- also an archipelago

Question 21

What causes El Niño?

Answer 21

Changes in normal wind and water patterns in the Pacific Ocean.

Question 22

What are the effects of the El Niño?

Answer 22

Very heavy rains fall on western South America, causing floods. Little rain falls on Australia, Southern Asia and Africa. Pacific waters off Peru’s coast are unusually warm. As a result winds blowing toward land lead to sever flooding along the coast. Can bring dry season to northeastern Brazil, causing crop failures.

Question 23

What is the land used for in the large countries of South America?

Answer 23

Cattle herding, grain farming, farming in general, for resources

Question 24

Where is oil and gas located in Latin America?

Answer 24

Venezuela, Mexico, Bolivia and Ecuador

Question 25

Major landforms and bodies of water of Latin America and their location.

Answer 25

Llanos- eastern Colombia and Venezuela Pampas- covers much of Argentina and Uruguay Andes Mountains- pacific coast of South America Amazon Basin- east of Andes Amazon river- starts in Andes to Atlantic Ocean

Question 26

What country in Latin America has the most copper?

Answer 26

Chile

Question 27

In what climate do you find the South American Rain Forest?

Answer 27

Tropical wet

Question 28

Length of Amazon river

Answer 28

Flows east about 4000 miles

Question 29

Location and size of the Amazon Basin

Answer 29

Located east of the Andes and covers 2.7 million square miles.

Question 30

Months of the hurricane season

Answer 30

June to November

Question 31

Countries that make up Middle/Central America

Answer 31

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

Question 32

Largest lake in South America

Answer 32

Lake Titicaca / Lake Maracaibo

Question 33

What were the early civilizations of Latin America and their locations?

Answer 33

Mayans- Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula Toltec- northern Mexico all the way to the Yucatan Peninsula Aztec- central Mexico Inca- what is now Peru along the Andes

Question 34

Who were the European conquistadors and who did they defeat?

Answer 34

Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec | Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca

Question 35

Who were the Latin American leaders who helped overthrow European rule? What countries did they help gain independence?

Answer 35

Miguel Hidalgo and Jose Maria Morelos. Simon Bolivar and San Martin. Won freedom for Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru