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Amid the Sierra Madre Mountains, densely populated with mild climate, fertile soil, and adequate rainfall.
Mexican Plateau
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Several mountain ranges that run parallel to each one another.
Cordilleras
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In Peru & Bolivia, literally "high plain".
Altiplano
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Sparsely populated plateau of forests and grasslands across Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru.
Mato Grosso Plateau
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Escarpment
A steep slope plunging down to the ocean.
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South America's inland grasslands in Columbia and Venezuela.
Llanos
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South America's inland grasslands in Argentina & Uruguay.
Pampas
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A dense layer of leaves in the rain forest.
Canopy
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A dense fog coming in off the Pacific - the only plentiful source of precipitation for the Atacawa Desert.
Camanchaca
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Why are many of Latin America's natural resources undeveloped?
Geographic inaccessibility, lack of capital for development, & deep social & political divisions.
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Snow and ice - "frozen land"
Tierra helada
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supports some grazing grasses for sheep, llamas, alpacas
Tierra puna
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"cold land" - potatoes & barley grow here
Tierra Fria
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"temperate land" - most highly populated, coffee, and corn are the main crops
Tierra templada
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"hot land" Rain forests, Bananas, sugar, rice, and cacao
Tierr calicute
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Tierra helada
Tierra puna
Tierra Fria
Tierra templada
Tierra calicute
The "Vertical Climate Zones"
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