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As you could see, Mexico and India, which are at a distance
such of Ecuador, have similar hot climates; without
But the Madre mountains that cross the Mexican territory
from north to south, terrain height, cool the environment and create
a temperate and cold climate, where temperate forests grow.
This generates there greater variety of plants and animals
a smaller area of land.
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Lesson
2
Along with a companion review pages 62
and 65
Atlas of World Geography
and the
notebook respond:
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What natural regions in India and Mexico
crosses the Tropic of Cancer?
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As they have studied, why
both countries have some regions
similar natural?
Group answer:
•
At the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer, what
Mexico has natural region is au-
India feels ?, what relief mexi-
cano this natural region develop?
See pages 62 to 67 of your
Atlas of World Geography
and in your notebook draws the silhouette of the mega-diverse countries.
Scores within each silhouette natural regions de-
velop or draw a symbol that represents them.
Group answer:
•
Why are there no mega-diverse countries beyond
50th latitude?
•
Why is it important to care for biodiversity?
Takes up the idea of biodiversity wrote at the beginning of the
lesson and fill it with what you've learned.
E
50 years have discovered some species of frogs.
Seychelles frog is an example.
E
Quetzal, Costa Rica.
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An interesting fact
They have been discovered
in the world between
1.7 and 2 million species
animal and vegetable; each
year research
scienti fi c discovered between
16 000 and 17 000. approximately
mately three quarters
parts of those species are
insects.
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