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Geography of L.Ameri
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| has the largest oil and gas reserves of the and has the world's largest iron and steel industries | Venezuela |
| Caribbean island that mines gold and silver | Dominican Republic |
| Middle American country with large amounts of oil natural gas and silver deposits | Mexico |
| Latin American country than mines silver | Peru |
| produces the world's finest emeralds | Colombia |
| world's largest exporter of copper | Chile |
| Caribbean island with large deposits of bauxite a mineral used to make aluminum | Jamaica |
| Latin American country that mines bauxite gold and produces timber rubber and palm oil from its rainforests | Brazil |
| Latin American country this valuable oil and natural gas deposits | Bolivia and Ecuador |
| Caribbean islands that mines nickel | Cuba |
| Central American countries with rich gold deposits that are difficult to mine | Nicaragua and Guatemala |
| geographers divide Latin American into three | Subregions |
| middle America is made up of | Mexico and Central America |
| linking North and South America is the | isthumus |
| The 3 groups divided into the Caribbean islands are | the Greater Antilles the Lesser Antilles and the Bahamas |
| the world's longest mountain system in South America | the Andes |
| the Amazon River covers | 2.7 million square miles |
| what is the grasslands that spreads throw Colombia and Venezuela | Llanos |
| the lowlands that cover much of Argentina and Uruguay | Pampas |
| where are most of Latin America's rivers and lakes found | Tropics |
| Latin America's longest river is the | Amazon |
| South America's largest lake in Venezuela is | Maracaibo |
| to shorten travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans ships use the | Panama Canal |
| Latin America's natural resources are | minerals forests farm land in water |
| brazil has the most natural resources including | Rain forests and minerals |
| Brazil uses chair hand and gasoline to produce | Gasohol |
| what climate has year round high temperatures and heavy rainfall | tropical wet |
| where is the world's largest rainforest found | Amazon basin |
| middle America and most Caribbean islands | tropical Dry |
| what storms often hit the Caribbean islands | Hurricanes |
| what is one of the driest place on earth | Atcama desert |
| what affects climate in mountainous areas | Altitude |
| what are the hot and humid areas near sea level called | Tierra caliente |
| has mild temperatures that enable corn,wheat,and coffee to be grown | Tierra templeda |
| at what elevation does thebtierra fria begin | 6000 feet |
| hardy crops can only be grown there in | Warmer summers |
| the highest and coldest elevation zone is called the | Tierra helada |
| what is the dividing line between temperate zones | Tropic of capricorn |
| a weather system that causes heavy rains and flooding | el nino |
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