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A narrow strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land

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Isthmus

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A large region of flat grasslands that stretches through Argentina and Uruguay

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Pampas

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When a county’s economy is based on one resource or crop

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One resource economy

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A hurricane that occurs every few years

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El Niño

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Little streams that feed into larger bodies of water

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Tributary

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Things found in nature that people can use or benifit from

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Natural resources

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Electric power created by rushing water

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Hydroelectricity

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A large, raised area of mostly level land

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Plateau

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The ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people

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Economy

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That company needs to ________ or add variety to their stock

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Diversify

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The Amazon River basin contains the largest tropical ________ in the world

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Rainforest

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What is the second longest river in the world

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The Amazon River

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Why is Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean called Latin America? (Ask this upcoming question after I give you an answer for the one you just said) and what is some of the languages they speak there?

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It is called Latin America because of their language, which was Latin. Now, the languages are Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

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Middle America is made up of ________ and ________

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Mexico and Central America

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For what do Latin Americans use water

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Fishing, drinking, and transportation

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What can strike the Caribbean islands and cause major destruction

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Hurricanes

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Which area is an isthmus

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Central America

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Name two landforms found in the Caribbean

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Mountains and plains

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What are two types of islands found in the Caribbean

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Coral and volcanic

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List three natural resources in Latin America

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Sugarcane, cocoa beans, and oil

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The Amazon River flows from _______ to _______ and empties into the ________ ocean

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It flows from Peru to Brazil and empties into the Atlantic Ocean

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What happens to the fish when El Niño arrives

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They go bye bye to find cooler water

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In which hemisphere is Latin America located

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The Western Hemisphere

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What landform dominate much of Latin America

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Mountains

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More than a dozen mountains in central America are active ________
Volcanoes
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What three regions make up Latin America
Middle America, Caribbean, and South America
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Name three climate regions
Tropical wet, tropical wet dry, and arid
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List three crops grown in Latin America
Coffee, cocoa, and sugarcane
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Plants from the Amazon Rainforest can be used to make ______
Medicine
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What three factors affect climate
Elevation, location, and wind pattern
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What mountain has an elevation on 5,500 something
The Andes mountains
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When you rely on only one crop, what can occur
Plant diseases, crop failure, and starvation
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What are some countries doing to diversify
They are building the industry and using tourism
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Height of land above sealevel
Elevation
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A narrow strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land
Isthmus
36
A large region of flat grasslands that stretches through Argentina and Uruguay
Pampas
37
When a county's economy is based on one resource or crop
One resource economy
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A hurricane that occurs every few years
El Niño
39
Little streams that feed into larger bodies of water
Tributary
40
Things found in nature that people can use or benifit from
Natural resources
41
Electric power created by rushing water
Hydroelectricity
42
A large, raised area of mostly level land
Plateau
43
The ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people
Economy
44
That company needs to ________ or add variety to their stock
Diversify
45
The Amazon River basin contains the largest tropical ________ in the world
Rainforest
46
What is the second longest river in the world
The Amazon River
47
Why is Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean called Latin America? (Ask this upcoming question after I give you an answer for the one you just said) and what is some of the languages they speak there?
It is called Latin America because of their language, which was Latin. Now, the languages are Spanish, Portuguese, and French.
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Middle America is made up of ________ and ________
Mexico and Central America
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For what do Latin Americans use water
Fishing, drinking, and transportation
50
What can strike the Caribbean islands and cause major destruction
Hurricanes
51
Which area is an isthmus
Central America
52
Name two landforms found in the Caribbean
Mountains and plains
53
What are two types of islands found in the Caribbean
Coral and volcanic
54
List three natural resources in Latin America
Sugarcane, cocoa beans, and oil
55
The Amazon River flows from _______ to _______ and empties into the ________ ocean
It flows from Peru to Brazil and empties into the Atlantic Ocean
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What happens to the fish when El Niño arrives
They go bye bye to find cooler water
57
In which hemisphere is Latin America located
The Western Hemisphere
58
What landform dominate much of Latin America
Mountains
59
More than a dozen mountains in central America are active ________
Volcanoes
60
What three regions make up Latin America
Middle America, Caribbean, and South America
61
Name three climate regions
Tropical wet, tropical wet dry, and arid
62
List three crops grown in Latin America
Coffee, cocoa, and sugarcane
63
Plants from the Amazon Rainforest can be used to make ______
Medicine
64
What three factors affect climate
Elevation, location, and wind pattern
65
What mountain has an elevation on 5,500 something
The Andes mountains
66
When you rely on only one crop, what can occur
Plant diseases, crop failure, and starvation
67
What are some countries doing to diversify
They are building the industry and using tourism
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Height of land above sealevel
Elevation

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