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Name INTERACTIVE SUMMARY Date CHAPTER 7, LESSON 1 Land of Latin America What Is Latin America Like? Latin America covers a large part of the Western Hemisphere and has many types of land. It includes Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean Islands. In the north, Mexico’s two major mountain ranges border a large central plateau where Mexico City is located. Much of Mexico has a warm climate, though mountain areas can be cold. Many parts of Central America are rain forests, and the climate there is wetter than Mexico. A mountainous, hilly region, Central America has active volcanoes that can cause earthquakes. South America Two of South America’s main features are the Andes Mountains and the Amazon Basin. The Andes curve along the western coast of the continent for about 5,500 miles. East of the Andes in Argentina are grassy plains called the Pampas. In the northern half of South America, the Amazon Basin drains water from the eastern slopes of the Andes into numerous streams and rivers. These tributaries pour into the Amazon River, which flows nearly 4,000 miles before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. Thick rain forests thrive in the Amazon Basin, a region with a greater variety of plants and animals than any other in the world. However, this rain forest is shrinking daily, as people clear trees for farmland or cut trees to sell as wood. Find and underline a form of each vocabulary word or term. tributary noun, a river or stream that flows into a larger river Tropical Zone noun, an area of the world between the latitudes 23° north and 23° south hurricane noun, a tropical storm that brings heavy rains and fierce winds What regions make up Latin America? Circle the sentence that tells the answer. Why are the rain forests of the Amazon Basin shrinking? Highlight the sentence that gives the answer. The Caribbean Region The islands of this region vary greatly. Some rise out of the water as the tops of volcanoes. Others were formed from coral reefs. On islands with rich soil for crops, such as Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, farmers grow sugar, coffee, and fruit. Much of Latin America lies in the Tropical Zone, where temperatures are usually warm or hot. Hurricanes may form in this region from June to November. The climate is much colder in the high parts of the Andes and at the southern tip of South America than it is in other areas of Latin America. All-in-One Practice Book © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 40 Use with The United States, Canada, and Latin America