4 Written Questions

1. Region including Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, and South America that is called Latin America because of the Latin based languages spoken there.
2. rivers and streams that flow into a larger river
3. electricity produced from rushing water
4. flat grassland region in South America

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins two larger bodies of land
   1. isthmus
   2. coral
   3. pampas
   4. plateau
2. large raised area of mostly level land
   1. coral
   2. pampas
   3. plateau
   4. isthmus
3. to add variety; to expand
   1. coral
   2. pampas
   3. El Nino
   4. diversify

3 True/False Questions

1. elevation → the height of land above sea level

   True        False

2. coral → rocklike substance made from the skeletons of tiny sea animals

   True        False

3. El Nino → a warm ocean current along the western coast of South America that influences global weather patterns

   True        False