TERM 1
Amazonia
DEFINITION 1
largest natural region of L.A. and most homogenous. Three
quarters is in Brazil. Mouth 186 miles wide and island in it is
the size of New England. 3% of population lives in here.
TERM 2
Cordilleron Ranges
DEFINITION 2
Important because most of L.A popula tion live in this mountain
range. Contains the Andes Mounta ins in South America form the
longest cordilleran chain in the world. Mountains: 7,000 miles long
from Mexico to tip of Andes. Contains 170 inhabitants from Mexico
to Bolivia and most of the population liv es in mountain ranges.
Mexico city is on the plateau
TERM 3
Peruvian: Atacaman Desert
DEFINITION 3
: 2,000 miles from near Ecuador to North of Chile. Driest
deserts and it is because of the winds off the coast.
TERM 4
Latin America region constructed
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DEFINITION 4
political geography not drawn by geography but by people.
Latin based language: French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
and English. General practice is to exclude: English and
include French and Portuguese. has intense relations with the
United States. excludes: Barbados because it is a colony and
Belize (British colony)
TERM 5
How many states in
L.A.?
DEFINITION 5
33 independent republics.
