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Location, Climate, and Natural Resources of
Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, & Cuba
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Mexico Venezuela Brazil Cuba
South of the US/ west of Northeastern SA, just Eastern side of SA Island 90 miles south
Location the gulf of Mexico south of the equator of Florida in the
Caribbean Sea
Deserts in the north, Hot tropical climate Hot tropical climate Tropical but
tropical and arid Cooler in the Home to Amazon moderated but
beaches, plateaus, and mountains River and Amazon moderated by winds
Climate
the Sierra Madre Rainforest which Target for hurricanes
mountains produces 20% of the
world’s oxygen
th
Oil, silver, tourism, fruits, 6 largest exporter of Sugar cane, coffee, 20% of land is arable
vegetables, coffee and oil Only 7% of land is Most important export
Natural
cotton 90% of the $ the gov’t arable is sugar cane
Resources
makes on trade comes
from oil