2nd Grade Social Studies Chapter 8

Puerto Rico is part of an (a)   , or group of islands.

What two bodies of water border Puerto Rico?

• North American and South America
• Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
• Vieques and Culebra

Puerto Rico is located between North and South America, in the (a)   region.

A (a)   refers to all the forms that exist on the surface of the Earth.

Puerto Rico’s nature offers us a diverse landscape; in it we find humid and green areas in the ___________________, and in the ________________, dry and arid areas. Select two words.

• north
• south
• east

We can get to know Puerto Rico using a (a)   map that represents the relief and the bodies of water of the island.

Another type of map that we can use to get to know Puerto Rico is the one that shows the borders between municipalities; this is called a (a)   map.

Subterranean spaces that contain water are called (a)   .

(a)   are huge gaps in the relief found in many mountainous regions.

All plants and animals that are not protected may disappear and become (a)   species.