Southern Cone

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/southern-cone

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

Subregion: A distinct geographical or cultural area within a larger continent or region.
Tropic of Capricorn: The parallel of latitude 23.5 degrees south of the Equator, marking the southernmost latitude at which the sun can be directly overhead.
Human Development Index (HDI): A composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
Geomorphological: Relating to the form of the earth's surface and the processes that shape it.