SS - Chapter 7 - Section 1 - Physical Features

Question 1

How many tectonic plates meet in Middle America?

Answer 1

4

Question 2

What is Latin America’s largest lake?

Answer 2

Lake Titicaca

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Llanos

Question 4

When did Hurricane Mitch strike Central America?

Answer 4

1998

Question 5

One result of the Columbian Exchange was ______

Answer 5

the spread of diseases

Question 6

Where is the Amazon Basin located?

Answer 6

east of the Andes

Question 7

The Andes

Answer 7

the worlds longest mountain system

Question 8

The Columbian Exchange got its name from _____________.

Answer 8

Christopher Columbus

Question 9

___________________ is an isthmus because it links ___________ and _____________

Answer 9

Central America is an isthmus because it links North America and South America.

Question 10

Which animals spend most of their lives in the treetops of the Amazon rain forest?

Answer 10

sloths

Question 11

What makes the soil fertile in Middle America?

Answer 11

deposits of ash and lava

Question 12

The rain forests of South America provide ______________.

Answer 12

rubber

Question 13

Which islands are part of the Greater Antilles?

Answer 13

the largest islands:

Cuba

Hispaniola

Puerto Rico

Jamaica

Question 14

The initial exchange of ____________ between Western Europe and the Americas led ot exchanges of other items.

Answer 14

farm products

Question 15

What is grown in the tierra caliente?

Answer 15

bananas

Question 16

tributary

Answer 16

small river that flows into a larger river

Question 17

Pampas

Answer 17

treeless grassland in Argentina and Uruguay

Question 18

Vast rain forests are found in which climate zone?

Answer 18

tropical wet

Question 19

Most of Latin America’s rivers and lakes are in ___________________

Answer 19

South America

Question 20

El Nino takes place when the temperature of the Pacific waters off Peru’s coast are ___________________

Answer 20

unusually warm

Question 21

Name the 3 sub-regions of Latin America.

Answer 21

Middle America, the Caribbean, and South America

Question 22

The islands of the Caribbean Sea are also known as _______________

Answer 22

the West Indies

Question 23

How many different species of trees are found in a few acres of Brazil’s rain forest?

Answer 23

450

Question 24

What caused the destruction of villages during Hurricane Mitch?

Answer 24

mudslides

Question 25

What are the Pampas used for?

Answer 25

cattle herding and grain farming

Question 26

the Amazon

Answer 26

Latin America's longest river

Question 27

The Andes have 4 altitude zones of climate. Which zone begins at 6,000 feet?

Answer 27

tierra templada

Question 28

archipelago

Answer 28

group of islands

Question 29

What are the major landforms of South America?

Answer 29

the Andes mountains and the Amazon Basin

Question 30

In which body of water are the Galapagos Islands located?

Answer 30

Pacific Ocean

Question 31

Why has the Amazon rain forest been called the lungs of our planet?

Answer 31

The rain forest recycles carbon dioxide into oxygen.

Question 32

estuary

Answer 32

an area where river currents and ocean tide meet

Question 33

Name the 3 groups that the West Indies can be divided into.

Answer 33

the Greater Antilles the Lesser Antilles the Bahamas

Question 34

What are the grasslands of Argentina called?

Question 35

Middle America is made up of ___________ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 35

Mexico and Central America

Question 36

Why is Lake Maracaibo important to Venezuela?

Answer 36

it contains some of Venezuela's oil fields

Question 37

To produce gasohol, Brazil uses gasoline mixed with alcohol produced from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 37

sugarcane

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Chile

Question 39

In which altitude zone can the temperature be as low as 20 degrees F?

Answer 39

tierra helada

Question 40

Ships use the Panama Canal to shorten travel time between the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 40

Atlantic and Pacific oceans

Question 41

What is the Parana?

Answer 41

a river that flows into an estuary

Question 42

isthmus

Answer 42

narrow piece of land that links 2 larger areas of land

Question 43

subregion

Answer 43

smaller area of a region

Question 44

The Andes form \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 44

a cordillera

Question 45

What will be lost if the rain forests of Brazil are continually destroyed?

Answer 45

new plant-based medicines

Question 46

The Amazon River is approximately how long?

Answer 46

about 4,000 miles

Question 47

Why are there active volcanos and frequent earthquakes in Middle America?

Answer 47

it is located where 4 tectonic plates meet

Question 48

What does Galapagos mean?

Answer 48

tortoise

Question 49

Approximately how much of Earth's oxygen is produced by the Amazon rain forest?

Answer 49

20 percent

Question 50

How did Hurricane Mitch affect Honduras?

Answer 50

It destroyed entire villages. It destroyed 70 percent of the country's crops. It killed thousands of people.

Question 51

Powerful hurricanes often strike the Caribbean islands during which months?

Answer 51

June to November

Question 52

escarpment

Answer 52

steep cliff at the edge of a plateau with a lowland area below

Question 53

The Columbian Exchange grew out of the Age of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 53

Exploration