GEOG 1001 : Final Exam Review
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Chapter 7: how many people in total live in latin america and the caribbean. 596 million people: the average gni ppp per capita in latin america and the caribbean. Haiti: ,123: the average rainfall in the rainforests of the amazon. 1. 5- 2 meter (60-80 inches: the three deserts in the region mentioned in the textbook. Atacama desert of chile: the four different types of altitudinal zonation described in the textbook. Altitudinal zonation- classi cation of environment and land use according t o elevation based mainly on changes in climate and vegetation from lower (warmer) to higher (cooler) elevations. Tierra helada (icy land: the country most affected by hurricane mitch, and the damage it caused. El nino- a periodic warming of the sea-surface temperatures in the tropical paci c off the coast of peru. Brings warmer and wetter winds to coasts of peru and ecuador with high rainfall and ooding. Oods in southern brazil and northern mexico.
