Latin America Physical Features

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  1. 3. The Gran ____ is a vast, arid lowland plain that covers parts of ARG, BOL, PRY, & BRA. It's the 2nd largest forest in South America.
  2. 5. The body of water in Latin America that contains islands of Haiti, the DR, and Puerto Rico.
  3. 9. The Mexican ____ is a high plain that is found between the Sierra Madres.
  4. 10. Peninsula that comprises parts of Belize and Guatemala, as well as three separate Mexican states.
  5. 11. Sparsely populated area in parts of southern Chile and Argentina that contains mountains, glaciers, forests and fjords.
  6. 13. A vast tropical grassland & savanna region in NW South America, located east of the Andes Mts in Colombia & Venezuela.
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  1. 1. The ____ Desert is an extremely dry area located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile.
  2. 2. The Sierra Madre ____ are a large mountain range in Mexico that runs north to south along the east coast.
  3. 4. The Sierra Madre ____ are a large mountain range in Mexico that runs north to south along the west coast.
  4. 6. The Isthmus ____ is a narrow strip of land that connects North and South America.
  5. 7. River that starts in the Andes & runs through much of northern South America. Its rainforest occupies 40% of the continent.
  6. 8. The ____ of Mexico/America is a large inlet of the sea is located between the Florida and Yucatan peninsulas.
  7. 11. Grassy plains in southeastern South America.
  8. 12. Mountains in South America run through Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.