Geo - Latin America Physical Features

Choose the THREE subregions of Latin America?

• Middle America

• Caribbean

• South America

• North America

• Central America

What two parts make up Middle America?

• Mexico

• Central America

• South America

• Greater Antilles

• Bahamas

What type of landform is Central America?

• Isthmus

• Cordillera

• Strait

• Canal

• Plateau

What type of landform runs along the eastern and western coasts of Mexico and down the center of Central America?

• Mountain ranges

• Large, flat plains

• Capes

• Archipelagos

• Islands

What type of landform are the Lesser Antilles and the Bahamas?

• Mountain ranges

• Large, flat plains

• Capes

• Archipelagos

• An Island

Other than the Andes Mountains, what is the name of the other major landform of South America?

• Amazon Basin

• The Llanos Plains

• The Uruguay River

• The Atacama Desert

What type of landform are the Andes Mountains?

• Cordillera

• Large, flat plains

• Capes

• Archipelagos

• Islands

What is the longest river in Latin America and in which subregion of Latin America is it located

• Amazon River in South America

• Parana River in South America

• Yuna River in the Caribbean

• Coco River in Middle America

• Rio Grande River in Middle America

What is a canal?

• A human-made waterway

• A natural waterway connecting two larger bodies of water

• An area of flat land at high elevation

• Parallel mountain ranges

• An area of land surrounded on three sides by water

What is the purpose of the Panama Canal?

• Shortens the travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• Shortens the travel time between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean

• Stops ships from passing from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans

• Stops ships from using the Northwest Passage

• Forces ships to travel south around South America