Question

B. Give reasons for the following
1. South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean islands are together known as Latin
America.
2. The pampas are referred to as the Granary of South America.
3. It has been difficult to develop surface transport in South America.
4. Harvesting timber from the Amazon forests is not very economical

C. Answer in some detail.
1. Give the location and spread of the Andes mountain system. Briefly describe its physical features.
2. Write about the climate and vegetation of the Amazon basin.
3. What useful things do the Amazon forests yield?
4. What ill effects could the destruction of the Amazon forests produce?


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Answer 1

Answer:

The term 'Latin America' is used for South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies and the Caribbean countries. They are called so because they were first colonised by Latin speaking Europeans.

Answer 2

Latin America is generally understood to consist of the entire continent of South America in addition to Mexico, Central America, and the islands of the Caribbean whose inhabitants speak a Romance language.