Geographic features
1. Caribbean Sea 2. Gulf of Mexico 3. Pacific Ocean 4. Sierra Madre Mountains 5. Panama Canal 6. Atacama Desert 7. Amazon River 8. Andes Mountains
4. What is the Panama Canal?
A human-made waterway that allows ships to travel between the pacific and Atlantic Oceans without having to sail around South America
8. How do mountains around Mexico City affect air quality?
They cause pollutants to linger in the air and create health risks
12. In which countries in Latin America would you find the most people?
In the large cities : Mexico City
13. Why did Mexico City MOST likely become a heavily populated area?
It is located close to a desert
14. What affect do surrounding mountains have on Mexico City?
The mountains trap air pollution causing environmental problems
16. How does the Amazon River affect where people live?
Due to isolated regions and high elevations, only a few people live in the Amazon
17. Spain colonized many countries in Latin America. How is Spain’s influence still seen in these countries?
Architecture Most of these people are Roman Catholic
18. Which Latin America country is only one whose language and culture have been greatly influenced by Portugal, because it was the only colony of Portugal in the region?
Brazil
19. Which country has the most significant impact on the language and religion of Latin America?
Spain