World Geography Crossword

lies between sea level and 2,500 feet and has average annual temperatures of 68F to 91F
Runs along the western edge of south America and is the world's longest mountain range
high flat plains
hills and lower flatlands formed in Argentina
Western Hemisphere's longest river
Major agricultural product of Argentina, cow hand that rid the pampas herding livestock
Continous layer of leaves
Parallel mountain ranges
The pampas consist primarly of
place where tide mees a river current
The Atacama Desert is one of the ____ places in the world
The Mato Grosso Plateau is part of the _____ of South America
A treeless grassy plain
a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights
Part of America that contains: Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
water systems provide _____ power
its called Latin America because the lanuagues spoken, Spanish and Portuguese, are derived from _____
During Colonial era most latin Americans became _____
Marched into Peru and conquered the Inca Empire
Landed in Mexio with 600 conquistadors and marched Tenochtitlan
led by Miguel Hidalgo, a parish priest, in 1810
led by Jose De San Martin when he led his Latin American forces
won freedom for the present-day countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
led by Toussaint-Louverture, in the 1790's, Haiti had won its independence from France
Arts and literature in Latin America were shaped by ____ styles
Leading petroleum producer in Latin America
Important waterway that cuts through the isthmus of Panama
a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
Major deposit of oil and natural gas
Latin is divided in 3 sections: Middle America, South America and