Physical Geography of Latin America Answers

Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows. Which elevation zone on the image above is best suited for growing bananas and sugarcane?

__________ are parallel sets of mountain ranges within the Andes Mountains.

Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Photo by Ulfl The Argentinian grasslands shown in the photo above are called the __________ and are one of the world’s most productive agricultural areas.

Panama is considered a(n) __________, or a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landforms.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of NASA The __________ Mountains are a series of mountain ranges that run throughout Mexico.

Which of Latin America’s elevation zones is the coldest and experiences permanent ice and snow?

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image by Nilfanion This image traces the paths followed by __________ over the course of the last 150 years. These events can affect the Caribbean in devastating ways.

People around the world rely on the Amazon Rainforest for all of the following resources except __________.

Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense In 2010, __________ experienced a major __________, a disaster that struck outside the city of Port-Au-Prince.

Which of the following major bodies of water does not surround Latin America?