Latin America Climate & Vegetation / HEI

This climate region takes up the Amazon Rainforest. Hot and rainy year round

• Tropical Wet & Dry

• Semiarid

• Tropical Wet

• Humid Subtropical

Place is home to exotic animals and more that 2,500 different tree species. Covers more that 2 million square miles of South America.

• Andes Mountains

• Amazon Rainforest

• Galapagos Islands

• Patagonia

This Climate Zone supports the savannas of Brazil, Colombia, Argentina. Seasonal rain with hot climates

• Tropical Wet

• Humid Subtropical

• Tropical Wet & Dry

• Semiarid

Part of northern Mexico is classified as what?

• Oasis

• Tropical

• Desert

• Highlands

Parts of Chile have hot, dry summers with moist winters. It has similar feels of California's climate. What Climate Zone do these parts of Chili have?

• Humid Subtropical

• Marine West Coast

• Mediterranean

• Desert

Along the coast of southwestern South America, parts of Chile and Argentina in the Patagonia region have this climate. Cool, rainy winters with mild rainy summers. Heavily vegetated.

• Tropical Wet

• Humid Continental

• Marine West Coast

• Highlands

Technique by native people to clear land for planting and farming, as well as, irrigating crops. Cutting trees, brush, and grasses then burn debris to clear the field.

• Terraced Farming

• Repo Farming

• Slash-and-burn Farming

• Industrial Farming

Ancient technique by Inca, Aztec, Mayan peoples to grow crops and farm on hillsides or mountain slopes.

• Terraced Farming

• Vertical Farming

• Slash-and-burn Farming

• Industrial Farming

Throughout Latin America, people all over are moving from rural areas into the cities. Leaving farms and villages in search of better jobs and lives. This is known as what?

• Ruralization

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

• Diversification

The most populous city in South America is what?

• Rio de Janeiro

• Mexico City

• Buenos Aires

• Santiago