The Physical Geography of Latin America Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. trees grow closely together creating what?
  2. 5. most densely populated plateau
  3. 7. most distinctive landforms in Latin America
  4. 8. Most brazialian population lives on the ____.
  5. 11. country with the most oil resources
  6. 15. New ______ is breaking down down physical barriers
  7. 18. makes up the andes
  8. 19. longest river in the world
  9. 21. one of the worlds breadbaskets of producing wheat and corn
  10. 22. world's largest mountains
  11. 23. translation of tierra helada
  12. 25. what did the rugged terrain do to the communities
  13. 28. translation of tierra caliente
  14. 29. mile stretch of the Andes
  15. 30. man-made canal
Down
  1. 1. world's wettest tropical plain
  2. 2. location of most of the regions river systems
  3. 4. Humid __________ prevails over much of southeastern South America.
  4. 6. natural resources in the mountains are water, volcanic soil, timber, and _______.
  5. 9. Number of subregions Latin America is divided into
  6. 10. translation of tierra templada
  7. 12. Tropical ___ climate is typical in the coast of southern Mexico.
  8. 13. Latin American is located in what hemisphere?
  9. 14. translation of tierra fria
  10. 16. Most biodiverse part of Latin America
  11. 17. highlands located east of Mato Grosso plateau
  12. 20. the Caribbean islands ____ submerged underwater.
  13. 24. "Latin Americas rugged landscape is caused by its location along the pacific ring of ___."
  14. 26. Length of Amazon river
  15. 27. drive herds across rolling plains