Latin America Geography/Environmental Issues

What mountains surround Mexico City?

• Rocky Mts
• Andes Mts
• Sierra Madre

This man-made feature is important to trade.  

• Amazon River
• Panama Canal
• Atacama Desert
• Caribbean Sea

This physical feature stretches the width of South America.

• Caribbean Sea
• Amazon River
• Andes Mountains
• Panama Canal

This physical feature borders Mexico, the United States, and Cuba.

• Gulf of Mexico
• Caribbean Sea
• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean

One of the driest places on earth, this area is located in Chile.

• Andes Mountains
• Amazon Rainforest
• Antilles
• Atacama Desert

Where do most Brazilian's live?

• In the interior
• Along the coast
• In the Amazon Rainforest
• Along the Amazon River

What are the primary languages spoken in Latin America?

• English and French
• French and Spanish
• Spanish and Portuguese
• Spanish and English

Venezuela's environment is threatened by its ____.

• Oil production
• Poor economy
• Geographic trade barriers
• Being close to the Atlantic Ocean

Brazil's primary language is ______.

• Russian
• English
• Spanish
• Portuguese

Which environmental problem is destroying the Amazon Rainforest?

• Polluted waterways
• Over-extraction of oil
• Over fishing
• Deforestation