Latin America- Geography, Religion & Civilizations

Which physical feature is shown on the map in dark green?

• Andes Mountains

• Amazon Rainforest

• Strait of Magellan

• The Pampas

This is the Longest river in South America.

• Nile River

• Mississippi River

• Amazon River

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

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

an interchange of plants, animals, disease, people, and culture between the Western and Eastern hemispheres following the voyages of Columbus

• renewable resource

• Columbian Exchange

• demography

• deforestation

A group or chain of islands

• llano

• pampas

• archipelagio

• escarpment

A high global demand for which resource has greatly contributed to the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest?

• Lumber

• Cotton

• Fish

• Uranium

Trees and plants in in the Amazon rainforest convert carbon dioxide into 1/3rd of the world’s oxygen supply which is why it's nicknamed "the lungs of the earth".

• True

• False

Latin America refers to countries in...

• Middle America & the Caribbean

• Middle America & South America

• South America & Spain

• North America & South America

What makes Latin America a hazardous place to live?

• volcanos & tsunamis

• volcanos & tornados

• earthquakes & hurricanes

Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?

• to reduce travel time
• to speed up trade
• to protect from invaders
• for fishing