1. 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt Political Features Physical Features Environmental Issues Countries Potluck

2. This country borders the United States of America…

3. Mexico

4. This country is the largest of the islands in the Caribbean…

5. Cuba

6. This country is the largest country in South America…

7. Brazil

8. This skinny country is the southern most country in Central America...

9. Panama

10. This country runs along the southwestern coast of South America…

11. Chile

12. This body of water borders Mexico directly to the east…

13. Gulf of Mexico

14. There are 3 chains of this mountain range that lies in Mexico…

15. Sierra Madre Mountains

16. This body of water flows across northern Brazil into Peru…

17. The Amazon River

18. This body of water lies directly north of Colombia and south of the islands of Cuba and Haiti….

19. Caribbean Sea

20. This physical feature lies in Northern Chile, between the Pacific Ocean and Andes Mtns…

21. Atacama Desert

22. This is Mexico City’s biggest environmental concern…

23. Air pollution

24. Venezuela’s major environmental concern is…

25. Oil-related pollution

26. How does Mexico City’s location/geography worsen it’s air pollution…?

27. Mexico City is in a valley, and the Sierra Madre Mtns trap pollution from exiting the city

28. The people of Venezuela continue to produce and sell oil even though it hurts the environment because…

29. Oil is a MAJOR source of income for the people

30. Deforestation is killing the Amazon Rainforest. Define deforestation…

31. The removal of trees from a certain area…

32. Brazil’s main language is…

33. Portuguese

34. This Caribbean island has a communist government…

35. Cuba

36. This country has the highest population on any country in Latin America…

37. Brazil

38. Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela all have what type of government…

39. Democracy

40. Mexico and Venezuela both benefit from producing this natural resource…

41. Oil

42. A large majority of Cuba’s land is arable land. Arable land is good for…

43. Farming or Agriculture

44. The Amazon Rainforest is located mostly in…

45. Brazil

46. List the 3 regions that make up Latin America…

47. 1 – Mexico & Central America 2 – Caribbean Islands 3 – South America

48. Why is the Panama Canal so important…?

49. It provides a shortcut for trade, and connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

50. The majority of Brazilians live where in Brazil…

51. Along the east or southeast coast