I N T E R A C T I V E
S T U D E N T
N O T E B O O K
P r e v i e w
Draw an outline map of Latin America in the
box to the right.
Latin America
Add a compass rose to your map, showing
north, south, east, and west. Add these items
if you know their location: the equator, major
bodies of water, large mountains, and key
countries.
V o c a b u l a r y
Draw a line between the vocabulary term and its definition. In the space next to each definition, draw
a picture that represents the term.
compass rose
a narrow passage of water connecting two
larger bodies of water
equator
an imaginary line that circles the earth
and divides the earth into the northern
hemisphere and the southern hemisphere
isthmus
a diagram on a map that shows directions
such as north, south, east, and west
strait
a narrow strip of land that connects two
larger landmasses
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I N T E R A C T I V E
S T U D E N T
M a p p i n g
L a t i n
N O T E B O O K
A m e r i c a ’ s
P h y s i c a l
F e a t u r e s
Label the map below with the following physical features: Amazon Basin, Amazon River,
Andes Mountains, Atacama Desert, Brazilian Highlands, Cape Horn, Caribbean Sea, Gulf
of Mexico, Isthmus of Panama, Lake Titicaca, Mexican Plateau, Pampas, Rio Grande, Sierra
Madre Occidental, and Yucatán Peninsula.
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Tropic of
Cancer
Tropic of Cancer
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Capricor
Tropic
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I N T E R A C T I V E
S T U D E N T
M a p p i n g
N O T E B O O K
L a t i n
A m e r i c a n
C o u n t r i e s
Label the map below with the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, Peru,
and Venezuela.
110°W
120°W
90°W
100°W
70°W
80°W
60°W
50°W
40°W
30°W
30°N
30°N
AT L A N T I C
Tropic of Cancer
OCEAN
20°N
20°N
10°N
10°N
Equator
0°
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Equator
0°
PAC I F I C
10°S
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Tropic of
20°S
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Capricor
Tropic
ricorn
N
30°S
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W
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40°S
of Cap
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1,000 miles
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AT L A N T I C
1,000 kilometers
OCEAN
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50°S
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150°W
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140°W
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°S
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I N T E R A C T I V E
S T U D E N T
N O T E B O O K
P r o c e s s i n g
Using what you learned in this lesson, draw an outline map of Latin America in the box below.
Add a compass rose to your map, showing north, south, east, and west. Add these items if you
know their location: the equator, major bodies of water, large mountains, and key countries.
Latin America
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