Transcript File - Daisley World Geography

South America Review Game
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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