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Mapping Lab: Latin America

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

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
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1

What is the most common type of vegetation throughout Latin
America?

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1

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

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7

Through which seven Latin American countries do the Andes Mountains run?

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3
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.
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2
_______ and _______ are the two largest cities in Latin America north of the Equator. (Use correct capitalization and spelling)
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3
_______, _______ and _______ are the three largest cities in Latin America south of the Equator. (Use correct capitalization and spelling)
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1

Which of the following countries has the lowest population density?

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4
_______ 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)
3
Most of the precious metals in Latin America are found in __________ , Peru, Bolivia, and __________ . All of these countries have a lot __________ .
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1

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

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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

Think Like a Geographer
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15

Use the maps to drag each description to the correct location. Each category should have 5 characteristics.

  • Land Use: little to none
  • Vegetation: broadleaf evergreen
  • Climate: semiarid
  • Land Use: livestock raising
  • Population: 2 to 25 per square mile
  • Climate: highlands
  • Population: 25 to 125 per square mile
  • Climate: tropical wet
  • Physical: in Andes Mountains
  • Physical: in Amazon basin, near the Amazon River
  • Vegetation: desert scrub
  • Population: 25 to 125 per square mile but near a major urban center of 1-4 million
  • Vegetation: highlands
  • 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
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1

This picture was most likely taken at...

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3
Support your answer with evidence. From the _______ map we learned that is location has _______ and in the photograph we see _______
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3
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 _______