Latin America has many important bodies of water. The rivers are natural highways which impact the lives of the people. The Amazon is the second largest river in the world. Large rivers like the Amazon provide electrical power. These rivers enable the people to fish for food and wash their clothing at the river banks. The rivers also provide a means for transportation. Latin America is also home to many mountains. The largest mountains in …
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…resources. Mexico has deposits of silver, gold, copper, coal, iron ore, it also has oil, natural gas, and wood. Central America grows coffee, cotton, sugar cane , and bananas, they also plant cacao trees whose seeds are made into chocolate and cocoa. Jamaica is one of the world's main producers of bauxite which is a mineral used to make aluminum. All of these resources provide the people with a means to support their way of life.