geographical features of Latin and South America DVA 6th – Flashcards

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pidgin
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a simplified speech used among people who speak different languages
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grassy plains covering Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil
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Pampas
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semiarid plateau with high winds bordered by Andes on west and Atlantic on east in southern Argentina
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Patagonia
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desert in northern Chile on the border with Peru between the Andes on the east and the Pacific on the west
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Atacama Desert
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the chief river in South America, 4000 mi long. flows from the Andes to the Atlantic through Brazil
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Amazon River
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mountain ranges in Mexico
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Sierra Madre
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lake in northwestern Venezuela, southern half is freshwater but northern half is brakish
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Lake Maracaibo
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archipelago at the southern tip of South America split between Argentina and Chile
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Tierra del Fuego
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largest freshwater lake in South America located in the Andes partly in Peru and partly in Bolivia
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Lake Titicaca
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mountain range in South America that runs along the Pacific coast
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Andes Mountains
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ocean on the eastern coast of South America
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Atlantic Ocean
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body of water on the north coast of South America
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Caribbean Sea
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body of water that borders the east coast of Mecixo
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Gulf of Mexico
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body of water that borders the west coast of South America
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Pacific Ocean
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man made canal that links the Pacific with the Caribbean
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Panama Canal
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river that borders Mexico and U.S.A.
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Rio Grande
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plateau in most of Mexico surrounded by mountains
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Plateau of Mexico
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southwestern mountain range in Mexico
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Sierra Madre Occidental
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northeastern mountain range in Mexico
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Sierra Madre Oriental
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