Physical Geography of Latin America

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Across
  1. 4. an area or division
  2. 5. when trees grow close forming a dense layer of leaves
  3. 8. worlds longest mountain range
  4. 9. a chain of volcanic peaks, crosses central america
  5. 13. worlds wettest tropical plain
  6. 14. variety
  7. 15. an imaginary line drawn around the earth
  8. 17. worlds largest rain forest-covers one third of south america
  9. 18. an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape
  10. 19. number of square miles in latin america
  11. 24. also known as "river of silver" flows into atlantic ocean
  12. 25. height above a given level, especially sea level.
  13. 26. a sparsely populated plateau of forests and grasslands
  14. 27. middle america's highest climate zone
  15. 28. high temperatures,abundant rainfall year round,warm moist air
  16. 30. the thing that causes landsacpe to change
Down
  1. 1. zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the andes
  2. 2. electricity generated from the energy of moving water.
  3. 3. several ranges that run parallel to one another
  4. 6. longest river in north and south america
  5. 7. vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones
  6. 10. short winters, hot/long/humid summers, short grasses
  7. 11. volcanic mountains, part of the central highlands
  8. 12. also known as hot land
  9. 16. a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.
  10. 20. plains and grassland area provides grazing fro beef cattle
  11. 21. climate with high temperatures, abundant rainfall, extended dry seasons
  12. 22. south america's inland grasslands
  13. 23. coastal desert thats really arid
  14. 29. human-made waterway