Unit 3 Lesson 2: Climate in Latin America

Most of Latin America lies in the “tropics“ near the ______________________________________.

• North Pole

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Pacific Ocean

According to the text/notes, 2 Main types of tropical climates are tropical wet and _________________________________________.

• tropical moderate

• temperate moderate

• tropical dry

• temperate dry

S. America’s Amazon Basin contains the world’s largest _______________________________________.

• inland lake

• rainforest

• temperate forest

• mountain rage

One characteristic of "temperate climates" is ___________________________________________.

• located NORTH of the tropics

• located north of the Atlantic Ocean

• Pampas

• located SOUTH of the tropics

According to the text/notes, the Andes Mts. contains __________________ different climate zones.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Heavy rainfall and flooding in Latin America is a characteristic of ____________________________.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• El Dorado

• Nacho Libra

Low rainfall and destructive hurricanes are characteristics of ________________________________.

• El Nino

• Nacho Libra

• La Nina

• El Dorado

The largest mountain range in Latin America are the _________________________.

• Rocky Mts.

• Appalachian Mts.

• Smoky Mts.

• Andes Mts.

One major desert in Latin American and also one of the driest places on Earth is called the ___________________________.

• Mojave Desert

• Atacama Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

• Sahara Desert

According to the text, bananas, rice, and sugarcane can all be grown in the ________________________________ mountain region.

• Tierra Helada

• Tierra Fria

• Tierra Caliente

• Amazon Rainforest