Unit 3: South America

small river that flows into a larger river

• tributary
• rain forest
• plateau
• Tropics
• elevation

an area of high, flat land

• plateau
• tributary
• rain forest
• Tropics
• elevation

the measurement of how much above or below sea level a place is

• elevation
• tributary
• rain forest
• plateau
• Tropics

dense stand of trees and other growth that receives high amounts of precipitation

• rain forest
• tributary
• plateau
• Tropics
• elevation

area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, which has generally warm temperatures because it receives the direct rays of the sun for much of the year

• Tropics
• tributary
• rain forest
• plateau
• elevation

a farm product grown for export

• cash crop
• tributary
• rain forest
• plateau
• Tropics

The Amazon River is the longest river in the world.

• True
• False

Most of Brazil is located in the Tropics.

• True
• False

Brazil grows more coffee than any other place in the world.

• True
• False

Brazil is the largest exporter of pork in the whole world.

• True
• False