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Exploring the Natural Wonders and Features of Latin America

Discover the diverse landscapes and unique geographical features of Latin America, including the awe-inspiring Andes and Sierra Madre mountain ranges, the expansive Pampas and Llanos plains, and exceptional natural phenomena like the Atacama Desert. Learn about vital waterways such as the Amazon River and the Panama Canal, plus distinct ecosystems like selvas and cloud forests. Understand the impact of El Niño and soil exhaustion on regional environments, and explore the cultural significance of places like Cuba, Venezuela, and Mexico within this vibrant continent.

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Exploring the Natural Wonders and Features of Latin America

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  1. Latin American countries • Mexico Cuba • Haiti • Panama • Venezuela • Brazil • Colombia • Bolivia

  2. Features of Latin America • Panama Canal • Andes Mountains • Sierra Madre Mountains • Atacama Desert • Amazon River • Caribbean Sea • Gulf of Mexico • Pacific Ocean

  3. Vocabulary Words • Soil exhaustion • Pampas • Estuary • Strait • Canal • Selvas • El Nino • Peru current • Sinkhole • Archipelago • Cloud forest • Bauxite • Cordillera • Llanos • Tepuis

  4. Sinkhole • Steep sided depression where the roof of a cave collapses

  5. archipelago • Large group of islands

  6. Cloud forest • Low clouds found in high elevation, wet, tropical forests

  7. Bauxite • Aluminum ore

  8. cordillera • A three prong mountain range

  9. Tepuis • Sandstone capped steep sided plateaus

  10. Llanos • Plains of Eastern Colombia and Western Venezuela

  11. pampas • Wide grassy plains

  12. Estuary • Body of water that ½ is salt water and ½ is fresh water

  13. Soil exhaustion • Loss of nutrients from the soil

  14. strait • Narrow passageway that connects 2 bodies of water

  15. Selvas • Thick tropical rain forest in the Amazon

  16. Peru current • When cold water chills the warmer air above the ocean surface, low clouds form

  17. canal • Manmade passageway between 2 bodies of land

  18. El Nino • A build up of warm water in Pacific ocean causing heavy rains and floods

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