Latin America Geography Review
Across
- 3. the island of Hispaniola is shared by the Dominican Republic and this country
- 5. country east of Guyana and west of French Guiana
- 6. Panama is an example of a natural geographic land bridge known as this
- 9. the ocean in which the Caribbean Sea is located
- 10. the country from which the Amazon River begins
- 12. country where one could find Angel Falls
- 17. the Mexican, Guatemalan, and Panamanian capitals all have this word in their name
- 18. a Chilean desert
- 19. Caribbean Island chain that is closest to the United States
- 20. a Mexican peninsula on the country's west side
- 24. Colombia's capital
- 26. one would sail from this country to get to the Galapagos Island
- 27. Chile, Ecuador, and Peru all lie on this coast of South America
- 28. the longest river in Latin America (possibly the world)
- 29. capital of Peru
- 30. sea the you would sail if traveling east from the Yucatan
Down
- 1. a lake shared by Peru and Bolivia
- 2. an area of fertile grassland in eastern Argentina
- 4. Belmopan is the capital of this country
- 7. 3 Mexican mountain ranges all go by this name
- 8. a narrow passage of water in southern South America was named after this Portuguese sailor
- 11. country you would encounter if you walked east out of Port-au-Prince
- 13. over 60% of the Amazon Rainforest belongs to this country
- 14. the Paraguay river is a tributary of this larger river
- 15. capital city located between Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopo
- 16. ocean accessible to El Salvador and the Galapagos Islands
- 21. mountain chain stretching along the west coast of South America
- 22. Central American country north of Nicaragua and south of Guatemala
- 23. a South American capital city found near the mouth of the Parana River
- 25. antilles archipelago containing Cuba and Jamaica