Latin America Geography Preview

Landform in Chile that is known as the driest place on Earth

• Atacama Desert
• Sierra Madre Mountains
• Andes Mountains
• Amazon Rainforest

The largest country in South America

• Brazil
• Panama
• Mexico
• Chile

Country that forms the southern border of the United States

• Mexico
• Panama
• Colombia
• Cuba

Major mountain range found in Mexico

• Sierra Madre Mountains
• Andes Mountains
• Rocky Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains

Latin America is made up of two continents

• North and South America
• Central America
• North America and Central America
• Cuba and Central America

This region is home to over 40,000 plants, 1,000 birds, and 2.5 million insects

• Amazon Rainforest
• Amazon River
• Atacama Desert
• Sierra Madre Mountains

This South American country is long and thin and is located along the Pacific Ocean

• Chile
• Brazil
• Panama
• Mexico

This body of water lies between Mexico and Florida

• Gulf of Mexico
• Caribbean Sea
• Pacific Ocean
• Amazon River

Cuba and Jamaica are surrounded by this body of water

• Caribbean Sea
• Pacific Ocean
• Amazon River
• Gulf of Mexico

Latin America is located in this hemisphere

• Western
• Northern
• Eastern
• Southern