The region includes ____, the ___, and ___.

The Caribbean includes the ___ and the ___.

At 4,500 miles, this is the world's largest mountain chain. About 10 peaks over 20,000 feetmakes it the world's second highest.

Grassy, treeless plains of Columbia and Venezuela for grazing.

Savannas of Brazil suitable for farming.

Areas of grasslands and rich soil in Argentina and Uruguay.

Major rivers include the ___, ___, and the ___.

___ is the world's largest and second longest river. ___, at 3,212 ft, is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall.

_____ countries are among the worlds leading producers of oil and natural gas, especially Venezuela and Mexico.

Abundant mineral resources. ____ used in Aluminum, Gold, Tin, and Copper in the Atacama Desert; Silver, iron, lead, and nickel.

Dense forest made up different species of trees. The largest is the Amazon River Basin in Brazil. ( Tropical Wet )

A covering of trees that keeps the sun off the forest floor.

One of the driest places in the world. ( Hot and Dry )

A way of cleaning fields for planting by cutting trees, brush, and grasses and then burning them.

A technique for growing crops on hillsides by cutting step-like horizontal fields into hillsides and mountain slopes.

Over 515 million people live in Latin America. ___; ___, ___, and mixtures of these.

Major language is ___ and some ____. Major Religion is ___ and some ___.

People of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage.

Language of the Inca. Still spoken by millions of Natives.

People of mixed African and European descent.

Largest cities are ___, ___, ___, and ___. They are among the 10 largest urban areas in the world.

Most Latin Americans live in ___. ___ is the most populated Spanish-speaking city in the world.

Native Americans came to the western hemisphere probably across the Bering Strait that separates ____ and ____.

Three Native American groups emerged. The ___ in Central America and southern Mexico. ____ in the Valley of Mexico, and the _____ in the Andes of South America.

A wide range of plant and animal species

Cutting down and clearing away of trees.

Upsetting the worlds heat balance imbalance in the world's water cycle, and that many plants and animals may become extinct.

Poverty, housing, air pollution, and getting enough food to eat.

Reloating businesses, promoting tourism, improving agricultue, new subways, new water system, and planting trees are :

A crop produced to sell or trade.

i.e. Coffee- Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, and El Salvador rank as the world's leading coffee producers.

People who live and work in rural areas.

Large estates owned by families or corporations.

Small farms that produce food chiefly for family use and the local market.

Those in the process of becoming industrialize

Major road system of Latin America is the ___, linking capitals of 17 nations.