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Chapter 8

Latin America(Unit 3)

Name _____________________Period _____ Date _________

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• 1. What countries make

up the Middle America?

• 1._______________

• 2._______________

• 3._______________

• 2. Why is this region

known as Latin America?

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• 3. What types of landforms can be found in

Mexico?• ______________________

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• 4. Describe what a plateau is:

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5. What two major mountains are

located in Mexico?

• 1.__________________

• 2. __________________

• 6. What is a tectonic plate?

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• 7.Why is Mexico and

Central America prone to

earthquakes?

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• 8. Where is the Mexican Plateau located?

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• 9. Where is most of

Mexico’s population located?

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• 10. What two continents does

Central America connect?

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• 11. What is an isthmus:

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• 12. Where are the Caribbean Islands located?__________________________________________________________________________________________________

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• 13. What are the three

parts that make up the

Caribbean Islands?

• 1.___________________

2.___________________

3.___________________

• 14. Where is Central

America located?

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• 15. What is the climate

like in Mexico?• ______________________________________

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• 16. What area in Central America receives the greatest amount of precipitation?

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• 17. What role does the wind

play in the climate of the

Caribbean Islands?

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18. Describe what a

highland is:

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• 19. Why did the British

decide to march on Concord on April 18,

1775?• 1.

• 2.

• 20. What mountains are located in South America?

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• 21. How far do the Andes

Mountains stretch along

South America?

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• 22. The Andes is the world’s

second highest range Which

one is the first?

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• 23. Where is the Central plains located?

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• 24. Define llanos:

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• 25. What covers

approximately 40% of

Brazil?

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• 26. How did Angel Falls

get its name?

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• 27. South America has five major river systems

which is the lartgest?• __________________

• 28. Where does the

Amazon River flow

from?

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29. If the Amazon River is the

second largest river in the

world what is the 1st?

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• 30. How did the Amazon

gets its name?

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• 31. What are the main geographical features of South

America?• 1.___________________

• 2.___________________

• 3.___________________

• 4.___________________

• 5._____________________

• 32. Where are most of the grasslands in South America located?

• 1.___________________• 2.___________________• 3.___________________• 4.___________________

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33. What type of climate

does South America offer?

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• 34. Why does the climate

change with elevation in

the Andes mountains?

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• 35. How many miles does the Amazon river

cover?• ______________________________________

___________________• 36. Describe desert climates:

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Preserving the Rain ForestPrimary and Secondary Sources

• The Cofan Nation is one of the oldest intact cultures in America, with over 500 years of reordered history. Our mission is to preserve our culture by protecting our environment, the rainforest that is our home.

• Our nation is one of the world’s smallest, with only 1,000 people. We speak our own language, A ‘ingae that is like no other presently spoken. Most of us live in Ecuador, where we have managed to regain control of approximately 1,000,000 acres of ancestral territories. Traditionally, we are hunters, fishers, and subsistence agricultures. Today, we include conservation and protection of our lands as our primary activity.

• The lands we guard include vast and largely unexplored forests, wild and pristine rivers, tall mountains, and forbidding swamplands. With over 800 species of birds, 150 species of mammals, and several thousand species of plants, these lands are some of the most biodiverse in the world.

• 1. How do the Cofan obtain food?• __________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________• 2. What is the primary mission of the Cofan?• __________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________• 3. Why is important not only to the Cofan, but to the world, that these lands be preserved?• __________________________________________________________________________________________

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• 4. Why might it have been in the interest of the Ecuadorian or Columbian government to hold on to the land?• __________________________________________________________________________________________

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