Transcript File - Daisley World Geography
South America Review Game Please know the maps!!! • http://youtu.be/Zw_LlJ3KsbQ Which city did we need to remember from Mexico? Mexico City Buenos Aires was the birthplace of The Tango The South American Country famous for it’s beauty queens? Venezuela True or false the Europeans did not influence the Latin American Area false The two main languages of the region are? Spanish and Portuguese Cha-Cha-Cha, Rumba, Samba, Mambo and Tango are all Traditional Dances Reggae, Steel Drum Bands and Calypso are all proof of? African Influences In Mexico City, you find more what than anywhere else? museums Largest City in South America? Santiago The South America country famous for the Jim Jones event? Guyana What religion is predominant in the area Roman Catholic True or false, the region does have diverse economics true When your farm makes enough for you eat, that is called Subsistence farming If your farm grows enough to sell that is called Plantation Agriculture A harmful, aggressive way to clear land is called Slash and burn Coffee or corn which is more of a food crop corn Which financial center city is found in Brazil? Rio de Janeiro The country in Central America with a canal? Panama The “country” in South America that is actually a holding of a European Country? French Guiana What type of social structure is mostly found in the region? Rigid Estate in Spanish Hacienda True or false, the region is known for its cattle raising true Gauchos loosely translated means Cowboys All these are major causes of what • • • • Logging Farming Fuel Wood Drugs (legal and illegal) Destruction of the rainforest What resource did all three below have • Ecuador • Venezuela • Mexico Oil What financial center city is found in Argentina? Buenos Aires The country in Central America that is home to the Fresh Water shark? Nicaragua Both Landlocked countries of South America Bolivia and Paraguay A mixture of Spanish blood and native blood is? mestizo Mexico City is dealing with too much smog Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico make up …. NAFTA Name the two metals we discussed you would find in the region Copper and Iron The Sierra Madres are mountains found primarily in Mexico The Andes are mountains found where West Coast of South America The name of the coastal desert we studied Atacama If it is summer here it is what in Argentina? winter Which Financial center city is found in Chile? Santiago The country in Central America that has no standing Army? Costa Rica Name the country countries of Hispaniola Dominican Republic and Haiti Most of the big cities in this region are found Near the water The largest landform in South America Amazon River Basin The Amazon is the ______________ longest river in the world second Pampas and Ilanos basically means Plains What type of climates are predominate here? tropical True or false you find both earthquakes and volcanoes in this region true Most visited city in South America? Rio de Janeiro The country in Central America with only a west coast? El Salvador What island did we look at that is part of the U.S.A.? Puerto Rico What is it called when people just decide to move into a area Squatter settlements Archipelagoes are Group of islands Who fought over the Falkland Islands The British and Argentina Who owns the Galapagos Ecuador Who did his famous work at the Galapagos Charles Darwin Tierra Caliente is Hot land Low areas near equator Tierra Templada is Middle Regions Tierra Fria is Higher Elevations Cooler Capoeira the Dance is also known as the Fight Dance The country in Central America with only a East Coast? Belize True or false, in Latin America and the Caribbean you have both African Traditions and Indian Civilizations true Latin America’s population growth would be described as Rapid Is Latin America dealing with migration or out-migration Out-migration Pyramids from South America look more like? Stairs Religious Building found all over South America Cathedral Ejidos is practiced in Mexico and is…. Communal land This is Machu Picchu Previous slide is found where? And is it Inca or Mayan? Peru, Inca This is Tikal The previous picture is Inca or Mayan and found where Mayan, Guatemala Tallest waterfalls in the world and where they are located Angel Falls, Venezuela This is Iguazu Falls Between which two countries do you find Iguazu Falls? Brazil and Argentina