Latin America Geography Vocab

Multiple Choice

an area of the world in which many people share similar beliefs, history and languages

• Culture Region

• Deforestation

• Lock

• Isthmus

Multiple Choice

the region of the world between latitudes 23*27'N and 23*27'S

where the climate is warm and unchanging

• Standard of Living

• Lock

• Tropics

• Tributary

Multiple Choice

piles of animal skeletons that can create islands

• Culture Region

• Coral Reef

• Lock

• Isthmus

Multiple Choice

a narrow land bridge connecting two larger locations

• Culture Region

• Deforestation

• Lock

• Isthmus

Multiple Choice

how high a location is above sea level

• Elevation

• Lock

• Isthmus

• Tributary

Multiple Choice

the number of people (In a country) that can read and write

• Standard of Living

• Literacy Rate

• Tropics

• Coral Reef

Multiple Choice

part of a canal used to lower and raise ships to another level

• Elevation

• Lock

• deforestation

• Tributary

Multiple Choice

streams or rivers that flow into larger rivers

• Elevation

• Lock

• Tropics

• Tributary

Multiple Choice

cutting down many trees at one time

• Culture Region

• Deforestation

• Lock

• Isthmus

Multiple Choice

the measure of the quality of life in a country

• Standard of Living

• Literacy Rate

• Tropics

• Coral Reef