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Latin America Geography Introduction
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Latin America Geography Introduction
🗺️ Part 1: Key Physical Features
1. Which mountain range runs along the western coast of South America?
Rocky Mountains
Andes Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Sierra Madre
2. The Amazon River flows through which type of climate zone?
Desert
Tropical rainforest
Temperate grassland
Highland
3. Which of these are major physical features of Latin America? (Check all that apply)
Atacama Desert
Caribbean Sea
Great Lakes
Amazon River
4. Fill in the blank: The _____________ Desert is one of the driest places on Earth and is located in Chile.
Answer: _________________________
🏡 Part 2: Human-Environment Interaction
5. How do mountains affect where people live in Latin America?
People only live on mountaintops
Mountains make it difficult to build cities and travel
Mountains have no effect on settlement
People avoid mountains completely
6. Complete this sentence: Because of the Amazon River, people in that region can ____________.
7. Explain how ONE physical feature of Latin America affects human activities like farming, transportation, or settlement. Use the sentence starter below:
Because of the _________________, people _________________.
🎯 Part 3: I Can Statements
8. Check the "I can" statements that you feel confident about after today's lesson:
I can locate major physical features of Latin America on a map
I can identify different climate zones in Latin America
I can explain how geography affects where people live
I can describe how physical features influence human activities
9. What is one question you still have about Latin America's geography?
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