World Geo Unit 4: Quiz 1

Front 1

a land bridge connecting two continents

Back 1

isthmus

Front 2

an area between thirty and forty degrees latitude with temperatures that remain above 32°F (0° C) year round

Back 2

subtropical

Front 3

strong thunderstorms with circular winds of thirty-nine to seventy-three m.p.h.

Back 3

tropical storm

Front 4

a hill or mountain that builds up around the vent of a volcano

Back 4

volcanic cone

Front 5

borders of Central A. (4)

Back 5

Mexico, Columbia, Pacific O., Caribbean Sea

Front 6

countries of central america? (7)

Back 6

belize, guatemala, honduras, el salvador, nicaragua, costa rica, panama

Front 7

3 main landforms of central a.

Back 7

coastal plains, caribbean lowlands, mountain regions

Front 8

countries along the caribbean coast are ____, while the pacific coat is ___

Back 8

hot, cold

Front 9

natural resources in CA?

Back 9

timber, fish, petroleum, and hydropower

Front 10

mineral deposits of CA?

Back 10

copper, lead, zinc, gold, and silver

Front 11

climate and soil conditions make CA a nice place to grow:

Back 11

bananas, coffee, cacao

Front 12

natural hazards of CA?

Back 12

hurricanes, volcanoes, and earthquakes

Front 13

CA's two largest lakes

Back 13

nicaragua, managua

Front 14

lowlands= _____, highlands= _____

Back 14

hot and humid, cool and dry

Front 15

factors that make CA a good place for farming?

Back 15

tropical climate, volcanic soils

Front 16

Why is panama important? (3)

Back 16

connects n and s america, controls panama canal, important trade route

Front 17

a treeless, grassy plain

Back 17

llano

Front 18

grasslands of SA

Back 18

pampas

Front 19

countries of SA (13)

Back 19

colombia, venezuela, guyana, suriname, french guiana, bolivia, brazil, peru, ecuador, chile, argentina, paraguay, uruguay

Front 20

landforms of SA

Back 20

Andes Mountains, the Amazon Basin, the Atacama Desert, the Guiana and Brazilian Highlands, Los Llanos, the Pampas, and Patagonia.

Front 21

4 main rivers of SA, largest lake

Back 21

amaxon, rio de la plata, orinoco, sao francisco

titicaca

Front 22

SA's natural resources

Back 22

gold, oil, copper, iron ore, tin

Front 23

SA's natural hazards

Back 23

volcanoes, el nino, drought, flooding, landslides, tornadoes

Front 24

SA is the ___ largest continent

Back 24

4th

Front 25

Which country has coastlines along both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean?

Back 25

colombia

Front 26

Which South American country is not troubled by natural hazards?

Back 26

suriname

Front 27

countries that do not border brazil

Back 27

chile, ecuador

Front 28

SA landlocked countries

Back 28

bolivia, paraguay

Front 29

These countries are well-positioned along the trading routes of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Back 29

argentina, chile

Front 30

small, low island of coral or sand

Back 30

cay

Front 31

islands formed by limestone skeletons of animals

Back 31

coral islands

Front 32

steady air currents between about 30° north and south latitude and the equator

Back 32

trade winds

Front 33

caribbean is also known as

Back 33

west indies

Front 34

Carib. is composed of 3 island groups

Back 34

lesser and greater antilles, bahamas

Front 35

What are the most valuable resources of the Caribbean islands?

Back 35

beaches, climate, water

Front 36

natural hazards in Carib.?

Back 36

volcanoes, hurricanes

Front 37

islands of carib. formed from

Back 37

skeletons, and volcanoes