Day 1&2 Latin America

What mountain system can be found in South America that creates a barrier to movement and was also home to the Incas?

• Aconcagua Mountains

• Ojos del Salado Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Huascarán Mountains

The Amazon River starts in the Andes and is the ____?_____ river in the world.

• First largest

• Second largest

• Third largest

• Fourth largest

The Greater Antilles means?

• Large Islands

• Small Islands

To create hydro electric power what natural resource is needed?

• Wind

• Sun

• River

• Thermal

This the world's largest rain forest?

• Congo Rainforest

• Southeast Asian Rainforest

• Valdivian Temperate Rainforest

• Amazon Rainforest

Using the map answer the following question. In what part of South America is the Tropical Rain Forest found?

• Southern part of South America

• Western part of South America

• Eastern part of South America

• Northern part of South America

Using the graph, in which elevation zone are potatoes grown?

• Tierra Helada

• Tierra Fria

• Tierra Templada

• Tierra Caliente

During an El Niño event does what happens with precipitation?

• increases

• decreases

It is considered the driest place on earth due to the great mountain barriers which block precipitation from entering.

• Atacama Desert

• Patagonia Desert

• Chihuahua Desert

• Sonoran Desert

precipitation increases in summer due to warm water. (Floods)

• El Nino

• La Nina