Latin America - Climate/Vegetation & Human Geography/History

Why are there so many different climate zones in Latin America?

• spans a huge range of latitutes

• spans a huge range of longitudes

• it is surrounded by water

• there are a lot of people

Latitude and Longitude effect climate.

• True

• False

In general, what happens to temperature as you get further from the equator?

• gets warmer

• gets colder

• stays the same

• doesn't matter

In general, does it get warmer or colder as you climb in elevation?

• colder

• warmer

What is: "A huge swirling storm that forms over warm seas near the equator during the summer months" ?

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruption

What is: "When low clouds hang over a mountain and drop mist on the trees like rain" ?

• rainforest

• cloud forest

• coniferous forest

• mountain top forest

What is the most widespread type of vegetation in Latin America?

• desert scrub

• tropical grassland

• broadleaf evergreen forest

• coniferous forest

What makes up the largest vegetation zone in South America?

• Amazon River

• Yucantan Peninsula

• Mexican Plateau

• Amazon Rainforest

What is home to more plants than any place on Earth?

• Amazon River

• Amazon Rainforest

• Andes Mountain

• Atacama Desert

How many countries make up Latin America?

• 53

• 33

• 23

• 93