Across
- 1. they divide Latin America into 3 regions
- 4. the Rio Grande is a border for this country
- 6. parallel mountain ranges are called
- 9. frosts are common in the winter months in this elevation
- 11. small rivers that flow into a larger river
- 14. is the longest river in the Western Hemisphere
- 16. Latin Americas include minerals,forests and farmlands;etc.
- 18. a small Carribean country
- 19. produced by the Chile rain shadow effect of the Andes
- 20. the widest part of Andes is a high flat plain known as
- 22. Latin America lies between this and another body of water which contributes to its tropical climate
- 25. hills and lower flatlands form this plateau in southern Argentina
- 26. are sources of many medicines used today
- 27. areas with hot summers, cool winters and light rainfall
- 29. one of the leading producers of petroleum
Down
- 2. large estuary where three rivers meet the Alantic Ocean
- 3. a place where a tide meets a river current
- 5. this canal eliminated the long trip around Cape Horn
- 7. it is a physical barrier between two countries
- 8. covers 8 million square miles of land
- 10. where plates from the earths crust have collided for million of years,causing earthquakes,creating mountains and volcanos
- 12. the worlds longest mountain range (4500 miles)
- 13. lies between sea level dan 2,500 feet and temps between 68F and 91F
- 14. tropical climate results from its location and wind patterns
- 15. power created by the flow of waterways such as the Amazon
- 17. broad plateau of Brazil
- 21. a cowhand that rid the pampas herding livestock in Argentina
- 23. one of three regions geographers divide Latin American into
- 24. consists primarily of grasslands
- 28. cloud forests of this country grow on the slopes of the Andes Mountains