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#1 export from Latin America
oil/petroleum
Venezuela
a country in South America where most of South America's oil is found
South America
the world's fourth largest continent, bounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean and linked to North America by the isthmus of Panama
the Christ Child
translation of El Nino
coral
a rock-like substance formed from the skeletons of tiny sea animals
El Nino
a warm ocean current that flows along the western coast of South America; this current influences global weather patterns
landforms of Mexico
mountains, plateau and narrow coastal plains
Middle America
Mexico and Central America
the reason it is called Latin America
the people speak Spanish, Portugese or French which have their roots in the Latin language
Chile
a country in South America that is the world's leading producer of copper
plateau
large raised area of mostly level land
elevation
height of land above sea level
Carribbean
a part of the southern Atlantic Ocean
region of Latin America that is an isthmus
Central America
diversify economies
a solution to the risks of an one resource or crop economy
#2 export from Latin America
agriculture, food (fruits and vegetables)
Brazil
the largest country in South America where coffee is a key crop
Andes Mountains
a mountain system extending along the western coast of South America that is the second highest in the world and has below-zero temperatures in places
Effects of El Nino
heavy rains and flooding, drought in other places, drives away fish that strive in cold water, disaster that effects the climate
El Alto
the highest airport in the world; Spanish for "the high one"
Jamaica
an island country in the Caribbean Sea that is the world's main producer of bauxite
hydroelectricity
electric power produced by moving water, usually generated by releasing water from a dam across a river
Mexico
a country in North America
Ocean River
nickname for Amazon River
2 types of islands in the Caribbean
coral or skeletons of tiny sea animals and tops of huge underwater mountains
Colombia
a country in South America where coffee is a key crop
tributaries
river or stream that flows into a main river
Patagonia
a desert in southern Argentina; the largest desert in the Americas that has cold and dry plains
diversify
to add variety; to expand
isthmus
narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins two larger bodies of land
Amazon
the second-longest river in the world
Amazonian Rain Forest
a large tropical rainforest occupying the drainage basin of the Amazon River in northern South America and covering an area of 2,700,000 square miles
Pampas
flat grassland regions in the southern part of South America; a region similar to the Great Plains in the US
Atacoma Desert
a desert in Chile, South America; the driest place on the Earth with little sign of life because the Andes shield it from rain
3 geographic regions of Latin America
Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, and South America
Central America
the part of Latin America between Mexico and South America; includes the seven republics of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rico, Panama and Belize

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