W.G. Latin America

Area where the Pacific tectonic plate colides with other tectonic plates. This leads to eathquakes, mountains and volcanoes.

• Sierra Madres

• Mexican Plateau

• Ring of Fire

• Baja California

Mountain sytem of Mexico. It consists of the _____ Occidental (to the west), the _____ Orental (to the east), and the _____ del Sure (to the south).

• Sierra Madres

• Mexican Plateau

• Ring of Fire

• Baja California

Occupies most of northern and central Mexico, is home to most of Mexico's population and is in between Occidental and Oriental.

• Sierra Madres

• Mexican Plateau

• Ring of Fire

• Baja California

Hot land, tropical climate, 0-2000 feet.

• Tierra Fria

• Tierra Helada

• Tierra Templada

• Tierra Caliente

• Puna

Cold land: high elevation with colder climates: 6,000-12,000 feet

• Tierra Fria

• Tierra Helada

• Tierra Templada

• Tierra Caliente

• Puna

Land above the treeline at 12,000-15,000 feet. Below the permanent snow line.

• Tierra Fria

• Tierra Helada

• Tierra Templada

• Tierra Caliente

• Puna

Central America experiences a different climate depending on all of the following except

• elevation

• location near the Gulf of Mexico and Bay of Bengal

• proximity to the equator

• location near the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean

Which place does not follow a typical seasons of fall, winter, spring and summer. Has a rainy season and a dry season. The rainy season generally goes from May to December.

• Central America

• South America

• the Caribbean

• United States

Frozen Land: highest place in the Andes Mountains. Above 15,000 feet

• Tierra Fria

• Tierra Helada

• Tierra Templada

• Tierra Caliente

• Puna

The Caribbean climate is characterized as

• dry

• temperate

• polar

• tropical