| A | B |
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| Isthmus | a narrow strip of land that has water on both sides that connect two larger bodies of land |
| diversify | to add variety |
| Patagonia | colder, drier area |
| tributaries | rivers and streams that flow into larger rivers |
| plateau | a large raised area of mostly level land |
| hydro electricity | electricity made from moving water coming through a dam |
| desert | Desert and Sonoran Desert are two of the driest places on Earth |
| coral | makes up smaller islands of the Caribbean |
| Andes Mountains | mountain range found in South America |
| Amazon River | second longest river in the world |
| Jamaica | country is one of the world's main producers of bauxite |
| Amazonian Rain Forest | largest rain forest in the world found in South America |
| hurricanes | occur from June to November in the Caribbean region |
| bananas | one - third of Honduras' exports |
| chocolate and cocoa | product of cacao seeds |
| elevation | height of land above sea level |
| earthquakes | destroyed Ecuadaor's major oil pipeline in 1987 |
| Pampas | what grasslands are called in South America |
| Portugal and Spain | countries that sailed to Latin America 500 years ago in search of gold and riches |
| Latin America | constists of Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, and South America |
