Latin America Geography

The Central American countries form this type of landform.

• an archipelago
• a plateau
• a peninsula
• an isthmus

You are in the largest and least explored region of Brazil, and it is raining. Where are you?

• the Brazilian Highlands
• the Amazon River Basin
• the Guiana Highlands
• the Mato Grosso

Which of the following resources accounts for Venezuela’s economic wealth?

• gold
• timber
• petroleum
• bauxite

If you were to fly over some of the Caribbean Islands, which would you be most likely to see?

• grasslands
• large river basins
• buffalo
• volcanic mountains

Name this body of water.

• Gulf of California
• Gulf of Mexico
• Caribbean Sea
• Bay of Campeche

Name this body of water.

• Gulf of California
• Gulf of Mexico
• Caribbean Sea
• Bay of Campeche

Name this Latin American country.

• El Salvador
• Mexico
• Belize
• Nicaragua

Which country is shown in green on the map?

• Venezuela
• Panama
• Bolivia
• Brazil

Which country is shown in red on the map?

• Brazil
• Cuba
• Colombia
• Mexico

Which physical feature stretches 4,500 miles along the west coast of South America?

• Sierra Madre Mountains
• Atacama Desert
• Amazon River
• Andes Mountains