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Latin America Physical Geography

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  • What is an archipelago
    a group of islands
  • Longest river in the world
    Nile
  • The longest mountain range in the world
    Andes
  • Which is the largest country in Latin America?
    Brazil
  • What is an escarpment
    ​a steep slope that separates an area of high ground from an area of lower ground
  • What geographical feature is this?
    isthmus
  • What is gasohol?
    Mixture of alcohol and gasoline
  • What is the world's highest lake that can be used by ships?
    Titicaca
  • What is the largest Caribbean island?
    Cuba
  • What is a tributary?
    a river or stream that flows into a larger river or a lake
  • What is an estuary
    enlarge imagethe wide part of a river where it flows into the sea
  • Where is the Llanos?
    Colombia and Venezuela
  • Tropical grassland that covers much of Argentina and Uruguay.
    Pampas
  • Why is it difficult to transport goods in Central America?
    Mountains, thick forest and coastal marshes
  • Which river carries fertile soil to the Llanos region
    Orinoco