Chapter 9 The Tropical North

A tropical climate means that an area remains cool all year long.

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Colombia is the world’s leading producer of emeralds.

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Which feature is most typical of a tropical monsoon climate?

• long dry season

• very hot days

• very cool evenings

• long wet season with heavy rain

Which country is South America’s top producer of oil?

• Venezuela

• Colombia

• Ecuador

• Suriname

What physical features in Ecuador and Colombia allow them to grow both bananas and coffee?

• high arid plains

• differing elevations and climates

• acidic soils

• rich river valleys

Creeole- group of languages developed by enslaved Africans

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Mestizo- someone of white and Native American blood

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Which country in the Tropical North has the highest proportion of indigenous people in its population?

• Ecuador

• Colombia

• Venezuela

• Suriname

The Tropical North has coastlines on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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Suriname is the Tropical North’s largest country.

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