Unit 3 Study Guide: Latin America

Master Latin America's geography, history, and culture with this comprehensive study guide!

Separate the different physical features, historical events, resources, etc., between our three sub-regions of Latin America. Mexico Lerma River Ring of Fire Gulf of California Petroleum Machismo Diego Rivera Central America the Caribbean Land bridge Caribbean Sea Christopher Columbus Highest Population Density Tourism Economy South America Dictatorships Inca Empire Pampas Amazon Basin Pantanal Brain Drain Match the word with the definition. Altitudinal Zonation the division of land into zones based on elevation, which in turn helps determine climate and vegetation machismo A sense of virility, personal worth, and pride in one's maleness. Hacienda Spanish estates in the Americas that were often plantations. Pampas a vast area of grassland and rich soil in south-central South America slash and burn A farming method involving the cutting of trees, then burning them to provide ash-enriched soil for the planting of crops infrastructure Fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools