Latin America 10-28-21

A narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins 2 larger bodies of water.

• Panama Canal

• The Caribbean Islands

• The Caribbean Sea

• Isthmus

Cuba and Jamaica are examples of __________________ islands.

• Hawaiian Islands

• Eastern Islands

• Caribbean Islands

• Southern Islands

2nd largest mountain range in the world along the west coast of South America!

• Himalayan Mountains

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

Located in Brazil, it is the largest tropical rain forest in the world! It covers about 1/3 of South America.

• Indian Rain Forest

• Congo Rain Forest

• Madagascar Rain Forest

• Amazon Rain Forrest

2nd largest river in the world! It contains 20% of all fresh water in the world! It also serves as a natural highway!

• Amazon River

• Nile River

• Chattahoochee River

• Rhine River

What mountains are found in Mexico?

• Sierra Madre Occidental

• Andes

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian

What country is marked in orange?

• Mexico

• Guatemala

• Costa Rica

• Chile

To reach the Pacific Coast from the Atlantic Coast of the United States, travelers could go either on a long overland journey or on an ocean trip around South America. A waterway was created in 1914 to shorten this journey called the -

• Panama Canal

• Strait of Magellan

• The Amazon River and Basin

• Caribbean Sea

When Africans came to Latin America they brought with them their culture including their

• foods
• music
• dances
• they brought all of these

What landform is this a picture of ?
a narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins two larger bodies of land

• Rain Forest
• plateau
• pampus
• isthmus