Latin America Landforms / Resources

Islands are found off coast of Ecuador in the Pacific and owned by Ecuador

• Caribbean Islands

• Hawaiian Islands

• Galapagos Islands

• Falkland Islands

The Galapagos islands are most famous for what?

• Rare plant species

• Rare animal species

• Abundance of diseases

• Volcanic activity

What % of the Galapagos Islands are restricted under National Parks?

• 97%

• 50%

• 85%

• 92%

This mountain range stretches 4,500 miles through the Western/Southern Coasts of South America. Longest stretch of mountains in the world.

• Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Himalayan Mountains

• Andes Mountains

This man visited the Galapagos Islands. The strangeness of species lead him to his groundbreaking theories of evolution.

• Alfred Wallace

• Jean-Baptiste Lamark

• Charles Darwin

• Ernst Mayr

Andes Mountains were home to one of the most important early civilizations in the Southern Hemisphere. Who were they?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Mayan

• Olmec

What are the plains of Colombia and Venezuela called?

• Plains

• Pampas

• Llanos

• Savannas

What are the plains of Argentina and Uruguay called?

• Plains

• Pampas

• Llanos

• Savannas

River travels 4,000 miles and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Fed by over 1,000 different tributaries

• Orinoco River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Parana River

River travels 3,000 miles through Paraguay and Argentina. Known for some of the best waterfalls in the world.

• Orinoco River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Parana River