World Geography Ch. 9 The Tropical North

This member of South America's Tropical North is a colony of France.

• Ecuador

• Suriname

• French Guiana

This South American country has coastlines on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

• Argentina
• Colombia
• Chile

This country's forest-covered mesas called tepuis borders Brazil at 9,000 feet.

• Venezuela
• Colombia
• Peru

With 400 tributaries, this river is the largest of northern South America.

• Guyanas River

• Angel River

• Orinoco River

This Colombian river is navigable by commercial ships.

• Magdalena River
• Nile River
• Amazon River

These islands off the coast of Ecuador where used by Darwin to study evolution.

• Galapagos Islands
• Fiji Islands
• Maldives Islands

Temperatures in the tropical climates are drastically impacted by....

• sunlight and humidity
• clouds and thunderstorms
• elevation

These are steady winds that blow from higher elevations towards Ecuador, affecting the temperatures.

• Monsoon winds
• Polar winds
• Trade winds

What crop is grown in the paramo zone?

• Potatoes
• Corn
• Bananas

This country is the top producer of oil in South America.

• Venezuela
• Colombia
• Argentina