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Mapping Lab: Latin America

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Last updated about 2 months ago
17 questions
Location
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10
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9
Intepreting Maps
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1
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7
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3
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2
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3
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1
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4
3
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Think Like a Geographer
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15
Question 1
1.
Drag and drop each terrain feature to the correct location using the grid coordinates provided.
Other Answer Choices:
Rio Grande (30°N, 105°W)
Isthmus of Panama (8°N, 80°W)
Caribbean Sea (15°N, 75°W)
Yucatán Peninsula (20°N, 90°W)
Pampas (35°S, 60°W)
Cape Horn (55°S, 70°W)
Lake Titicaca (15°S, 70°W)
Amazon River (0°, 50°W)
Andes Mountains (20°S, 65°W)
Mexican Plateau (25°N, 105°W)
Question 2
2.
Drag and drop each country to the correct location using the grid coordinates provided.
Other Answer Choices:
Argentina (35°S, 65°W)
Venezuela (5°N, 65°W)
Cuba (23°N, 80°W)
Peru (10°S, 75°W)
Chile (25°S, 70°W)
Panama (8°N, 80°W)
Haiti (19°N, 73°W)
Ecuador (0°, 80°W)
Bolivia (15°S, 65°W)

Use the maps to answer each of the questions

If doing this from home, use the following links:
Political
Physical
Climate
Vegetation
Land Use
Population
Question 3
3.

Question 4
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Which country has the most land with that type of vegetation (from #3)? Use correct capitalization and spelling.

Question 5
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Question 6
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North of the Equator, __________ is the most abundant resource in Latin America. __________ and __________are the two countries in Latin America with the most of this resource.
Question 7
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_______ and _______ are the two largest cities in Latin America north of the Equator. (Use correct capitalization and spelling)
Question 8
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_______, _______ and _______ are the three largest cities in Latin America south of the Equator. (Use correct capitalization and spelling)
Question 9
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Which of the following countries has the lowest population density?

Question 10
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_______ and _______ are the two countries with the most desert vegetation. _______ and _______ are the two with the most desert scrub vegetation. (Use correct capitalization and spelling)
Question 11
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Most of the precious metals in Latin America are found in __________ , Peru, Bolivia, and __________ . All of these countries have a lot __________ .
Question 12
12.

Which Latin American country uses the most land for livestock raising? Explain how the climate and vegetation make the land suitable for livestock.

Question 13
13.

Identify the country based on these clues. (Use correct capitalization and spelling)
-entirely north of the Equator
-resources include coal and petroleum
-does not have any precious metals
-bordered by the Andes Mountains and the Amazon Rainforest

Question 14
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Question 15
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What is the most common type of vegetation throughout Latin
America?
Ice Cap
Highlands
Desert
Desert Scrub
Temperate Grassland
Tropical Grassland
Deciduous Forest
Mixed Forest
Coniferous Forest
Broadleaf Evergreen Forest
Through which seven Latin American countries do the Andes Mountains run?
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Mexico
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Use the maps to drag each description to the correct location. Each category should have 5 characteristics.
Vegetation: highlands
Population: 2 to 25 per square mile
Vegetation: broadleaf evergreen
Vegetation: desert scrub
Physical: in Andes Mountains
Land Use: little to none
Climate: highlands
Climate: tropical wet
Population: 25 to 125 per square mile
Climate: semiarid
Physical: in Amazon basin, near the Amazon River
Population: 25 to 125 per square mile but near a major urban center of 1-4 million
Land Use: livestock raising
Physical: between Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental
Land Use: subsistence farming
27° north, 105° west
3° south, 65° west
15° south, 72° west
This picture was most likely taken at...
15° south, 72° west
3° south, 65° west
27° north, 105° west
Question 16
16.
Support your answer with evidence. From the _______ map we learned that is location has _______ and in the photograph we see _______
Question 17
17.
Using evidence from a different map, support your answer with evidence. From the _______ map we learned that is location has _______ and in the photograph we see _______