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24 Cards in this Set
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Latin America includes...
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Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
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Why is it called LATIN America?
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Spanish and Portuguese languages come from the Latin language.
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Mexico's major moutain ranges are called the...
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Sirra Madre
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Mexico's highest peaks are volcanoes named...
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Orizaba and Popocatepetl
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The world's second most populated country is
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Mexico City
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Because of geography Mexico City is one of the most poluted cities in the world. Explain why this is the case.
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the mountains that surroudn the city to the east, south, and west trap automobile exhaust and other pollutants.
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Why are earthquakes more dangerous in Mexico City?
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The city is built on a dry lake bed and this loose dirt causes stronger vibrations.
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80 percent of Central America is _________ or __________ and most of it is covered with forests.
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Hilly, Mountainous
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More than 40 ______ line Central America's Pacific Coast.
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Volcanoes
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What causes the earthquakes and volcanoes in the area of the world?
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Two tectonic plates that crash into each other.
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What are the two types of islands that make up the Caribbean Islands?
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Volcanic and coral
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Name the 3 countries that lie on the Equator.
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Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil.
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What is the world's longest mountain range.
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Andes Mountains.
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What is the tallest mountain in South America.
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Mount Aconcagua.
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What are the plains in southern South America called?
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Pamapa.
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Where do South America's rivers start.
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`In the Andes Mountains.
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What is a tributary
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A river or stream that flows in to a large body of water.
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The proces of cutting and clearing away trees in knows as ___________
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Deforestation.
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The Tropical zone is between which two lines of latitude?
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Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
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Why are their winters generally warm?
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It is because the water is warm and that warms up the air that blows over Latin America.
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When high air pressure causes trade winds to die out, and causes the water to flow East instead of south this is called_________.
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El Nino
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Why is El Nino called that and what does it mean?
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Because it happens around Christmas time and it means the Christ child.
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What are the affects of El Nino on Latin America?
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Heavy rains and flooding.
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How does it affect Indonesia?
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They may have less rain.
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