Latin America Physical Geography Mountains Tropical Climate Zones Andes same chain as ________ Mts. Tropical Wet – and Sierra Madre in Mexico. ___________ Region of South America __________________ (2 mil sq. miles) Amazon Tropical Wet and Dry ______ in Volume (more than next 7 rivers combined) Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina 2nd in length Dry season and a season Over 1000 ______________ Dry Climate Zones Highlands Semi-Arid ___________ Highlands Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina ___________ Highlands Some rainfall Atacama Desert Desert __________ place on earth About 100 miles wide - 600 long Described as “moon-like” used by NASA to test Mid-Latitude Zones _________________ Humid Sub-Tropical Plains SE Area Llanos _________ winters, hot ______ summers Cerrado Mediterranean Parts of Chile, along West coast Pampas
Latin America Physical Geography Mountains Andes – same chain as ________ Mts. and Sierra Madre in Mexico. Amazon ______ in Volume (more than next 7 rivers combined) 2nd in length Over 1000 ______________ Highlands ___________ Highlands ___________ Highlands Atacama Desert __________ place on earth About 100 miles wide - 600 long Described as “moon-like” used by NASA to test _________________ Plains Llanos Cerrado Pampas Tropical Climate Zones Tropical Wet ___________ Region of South America __________________ (2 mil sq. miles) Tropical Wet and Dry Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina Dry season and a season Dry Climate Zones Semi-Arid Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina Some rainfall Desert Mid-Latitude Zones Humid Sub-Tropical SE Area _________ winters, hot ______ summers Mediterranean Parts of Chile, along West coast