Geography 3820 Mex And The Caribbean Wmu

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Physiography of Middle America

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Divided and fragmented

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Middle America resembles this shape

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Funnel

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The Greater Antilles are composed of which 4 large islands?

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Cuba, Hispanola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica

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The Lesser Antilles make up what?

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Numerous islands

St. Lucia, Bahamas, Martinique

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Weathering

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Decay and breakup of rocks by natural chemical and mechanical processes

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Erosion

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Wearing away of land/soil by wind/water/ice

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Order of Layers of Earth's layers. Outside to in.

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Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core

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Who the hell is Wegner?

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German scientist who proposed the CONTINENTAL DRIFT theory.

Proposed there was a single SUPER CONTINENT called PANGEA.

However these ideas were put forward earlier by Frank Taylor.

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Ring of fire?

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Song by Johnny Cash and a ring of VOLCANOS found around the pacific rim. VOLCANOS

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4 Plates that Shape Central America?

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Pacific
North American
Cocos
Caribbean

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Baja California

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That giant thing south of Cali.
800 mile pennisula
DESERT
San Bernardino Mtns. aka Juarez Mtns.

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Coastal Fringe of Western Mexico

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Highly Agricultural Rice/sugar cane/wheat

Cut off from Central Mexico

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Sierra Madre Occidental (west)

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Mountains in Mexico
Deep Valleys called BARRANCAS
!!!!MINERALS!!!

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Altiplano of Mexico A.K.A. Mexican Plateau

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Mesa del Norte
Mesa del Sur

Both contain series of inter-mountain basins called BOLSONES

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Sierra Madre Oriental (East)

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Considered continuation of the Rockies
DO NOT CONTAIN BARRANCAS.
Have valleys though

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Gulf Coastal Plain of Eastern Mexico

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Far east of Mexico
Very wet.
CATTLE

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Volcanic Axis of Mexico

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Tall ass volcanoes in Mexico that play a part in religion/art.

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Balsas Depression

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South of Volcanic Axis.
Deep. Bottom has Tropical Climate.

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Sierra Madre Del Sur

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High and Rugged
Spurs run into sea
Coastal Identations

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Oaxacan Highlands

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East of the Madre Del sur
Known for producing coffee

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Isthmus of Tehuantepec

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uhhh.....look on a map

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Yucatan Peninsula

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The tip of mexico
indigenous peoples
Lowland originally covered w/ tropical forests.

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Highest Altitudinal Zone

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Tierra Nevada
SNOWWWWWW

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2nd Highest Altitudinal Zone

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Tierra Helada
Livestock/Grazing

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Middle Altitudinal Zone

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Tierra Fria
Potatoes/Barley/Wheat/Dairying

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2nd lowest Altitudinal Zone

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Tierra Templada
Coffee/Corn/Wheat/Vegetables

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Lowest Altitudinal Zone

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Tierra Caliente
Bananas/Sugarcane/Rice

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Orographic Precipitiation

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Warm moist air is forced up by wind/topography

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Convectional Precipitation

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As the sun heats the surface of the earth, the low-lying air is warmed as well, it rises and cools and condenses

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Cyclonic/Frontal Precipitation

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Cold air front meets warm air front. cold is pushed down warm goes over it. Then RAIN

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The Intertropical Convergence Zone

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Belt of low pressure air along the equator
Moves N/S throughout the year

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El nino

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Leads to drier weather in Central America, more rain in dry N. Mexico

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According to Köppen’s Climate Classification System A is

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Tropical Climates: all monthly mean temps over 18° C (64.4° F)

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According to Köppen’s Climate Classification System B is

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Dry Climates (precipitation is less than potential evapotranspiration)

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According to Köppen’s Climate Classification System C is

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Warm Temperate Climates: mean temp of coldest month between 18°C and -3° C

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According to Köppen’s Climate Classification System D is

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Cold (Snowy) Climates: warmest month mean temp over 10°, coldest month less than -3° C

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According to Köppen’s Climate Classification System E(H) is

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Icy/Highland Climates: warmest month mean temp below 1o° C

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A horizon in soil is

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surface soil: accumulates organic matter, is leeched of minerals

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B horizon in soil is

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subsoil: accumulates iron, clay, aluminum and organic compounds

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C horizon in soil is

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substratum: parent material

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Tropical Rainforest is found

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in East-Central and Southern Mexico, Central America, and the Eastern portions of the Greater Antilles

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Coniferous Rainforest

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upland Mexico and C. America

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Semi-Desert

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Pacific coast of Mexico and Central America and parts of Greater Antilles

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Desert and Shrub

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N. Mexico