Latin America
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Mark the Andes, the Amazon basin, the Pampas and the Panama Canal on an outline map.
Check the map with the teacher: the Andes – western edge, the Pampas – Argentina, the Panama Canal – narrow part of Central America.
2
If it is 9:00 in Tashkent, what time is it in Brazil (UTC−3)? (Number only.)
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3
Choose two subregions and describe the economic specialisation of each in one sentence.
For example: the Andean countries – copper and other ores; Brazil – iron ore, coffee, soya and engineering.
4
What does “false urbanisation” mean? Explain in two or three sentences.
The urban population grows fast but housing, jobs and services are not enough; millions live in poor districts (e.g. favelas).
5
What is special about La Paz, where Bolivia’s government sits?
It is one of the highest large capitals in the world, at about 3600 m.