Chapter 8 homework

Chapter 8, Section 1

1.Geographers divide Latin America into three sub-regions-Middle America (Mexico to Panama), the Caribbean, and South America.

2. Major deposits of oil and natural gas lie in the mountain valleys or in offshore areas along the Gulf of Mexico and the southern Caribbean Sea. These resources have helped boost the economies of Mexico and Venezuela.

Creative Writing:
Parts of the Amazon are navigable, with oceangoing ships traveling upstream from the Atlantic coast. The Parana, Paraguay, and Uruguay Rivers provide important commercial water routes between cities and hydroelectric power. The Panama Canal allows ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Chapter 8, Section 2

1.Tropical Wet, Tropical Dry, Humid Subtropical, and dry climates are represented in Latin America.

2. The elevation within climate regions affects the weather and the type of vegetation within the region. The higher the elevation the colder and less dense regions become.

Creative Writing:
The temperature is around 70 degrees; we had just left the coastal areas and foothills and are now surrounded by broad-leafed and needle-bearing evergreens, many coffee bean and corn fields surround us.