Caribbean South America

What lies east of the Andes Mountains?

• saltwater grasses

• active volcanoes

• Llanos

• mangrove swamps

Plants and animals of an ecosystem...

• live in areas separated by water.

• never change from season to season.

• cannot survive in dry conditions.

• depend on each other.

French Guiana is East of Suriname.

• True

• False

What landforms can be found in the Andes?

• savannas

• cordilleras

• deserts

• plains

Where does terraced farming occur?

• in coastal areas

• in tropical rainforests

• beside Lake Maracaibo

• at different elevations

The cordilleras are mostly found in which country?

• Venezuela

• Colombia

• French Guiana

• Suriname

• Guyana

Climate zone describes an area's...

• landforms and waterways

• temperature and precipitation

• closeness to water

• distance from the Equator

What influenced people from India and China to move to this region centuries ago?

• Large mineral deposits enticed international corporations

• Colonialism (gaining land for their home countries)

• Slavery ended so there were a lot of plantation jobs.

• Great food