LATIN AMERICA

Which is NOT a region in Latin America

• Central America

• South America

• The Caribbean

• Middle America

Where did the name Latin America come from?

• People speak Spanish and Portuguese which come from Latin

• People speak Latin

• South America is a Latin word

• Latin was discovered in the region

What physical feature dominates Mexico?

• Rivers

• Plains

• Plateaus

• Mountains

Panama i an example of a

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

• Island

• Country in South America

The Sierra Madre Oriental are located on which coast?

• West

• East

• South

• North

The Sierra Madre Occidental is located on which coast?

• East

• South

• North

• West

Small islands in the Caribbean are made up of

• Mountain tops

• Lava

• Coral

• Deposits from rivers

This mountain range runs 4500 miles along the coast of South America

• Rockys

• Applachian

• Alps

• Andes

The Atacama desert is located in which country

• Chile

• Peru

• Brazil

• Costa Rica

Culture in North Mexico is different from South culture because

• North was small and independent groups who hunted, south was diverse because framing led to cities

• South was small and independent groups who farmed, North was diverse who hunted

• West was larger than North, but small than the South

• Neither group was different from each other