Chapter 7 Review

What is the definition of "altitude"?

• A group of islands

• The longest river in Latin America

• A place's height above sea level

• Mountain ranges that run parallel to each other

What are "Pampas"?

• Tropical grasslands in Venezuela

• Treeless plains in Argentina and Uruguay used for cattle herding

• Small rivers that flow into larger rivers

• The country located directly south of the United States

Which term describes a group of islands?

• Archipelago

• Tributaries

• Cordillera

• Llanos

What does "tributaries" mean?

• The driest places on Earth

• The longest river in Latin America

• Small rivers that flow into larger rivers

• A dense stand of trees that receive large amounts of precipitation

What is the rain forest?

• A large mountain range in South America

• A dense stand of trees that receive large amounts of precipitation

• The area of the world with hot temperatures and heavy rainfall

• Tropical grasslands that stretch through eastern Colombia and Venezuela

Where are the llanos located?

• In Argentina and Uruguay

• Through eastern Colombia and Venezuela

• In the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, & the Bahamas

• In Mexico and Central America

Which area is described as one of the driest places on Earth?

• Amazon Rainforest

• Atacama Desert

• Pampas

• Tropics

What regions make up Latin America?

• Mexico and Central America

• Middle America + South America + the Caribbean

• The Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, & the Bahamas

• The area of the world with hot temperatures and heavy rainfall

What is the Tropics like climate-wise?

• A dense stand of trees and large amounts of precipitation

• Hot temperatures and heavy rainfall

• Large mountain ranges that run parallel to each other

• The longest river in Latin America

What is Middle America"?

• Mexico and Central America

• The country located directly south of the United States

• The area of the world with hot temperatures and heavy rainfall

• A large mountain range found in South America