B. Answer the questions about vocabulary in complete
sentences.
11. What two countries does the Orinoco River drain?
12. Where are the Andes Mountains located?
13. What agricultural technique involves using ashes to fertilize the soil?
14. What characteristics do the pampas and llanos have in common?
15. What are some of the problems that afflict cities throughout the
region?
16. Which river drains the largest rain forest in the region?
17. What are some factors that are pushing farmers off the land and
into the cities?
18. Which is the northernmost of the great rivers of South America?
19. What farming technique is especially useful in mountainous
regions?
20. What are the main products of the pampas?
Landforms and Resources (pp. 201–206)
1. How have the Andes Mountains affected settlement in South America?
2. What are the two main purposes for which the plains and grasslands of
the region are used?
3. What are the three major island groups of the Caribbean?
4. What Caribbean island is rich in natural gas, and what impact has this
had on the economy?
Climate and Vegetation (pp. 207–209)
5. In what part of the region are savannas most common?
6. How do the vertical climate zones of Latin America affect agriculture?
7. What is the dominant vegetation of the Amazon river basin?
Human-Environment Interaction (pp. 210–213)
8. What is the main disadvantage of the slash-and-burn method of
growing crops?
9. What factors tend to pull people into the cities from their farms?
10.What are some of the disadvantages of tourism in the region?

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