Latin America Geo Unit Review

Which natural resource is an important export for Brazil?

• cars
• iron
• shoes
• sugar cane

Which metal is mined more in Mexico than anywhere else in the world?

• Copper
• Iron
• Lead
• Silver

The world gets about 20 percent of which resource from the Amazon rain forest?

• Medicine
• Rubber
• Oxygen 
•  Soy Beans

What is one problem with depending on oil exports for most of a country’s income?

• Most countries produce the oil they need
• Most countries do not need to purchase oil.
•  When the price of oil goes up, the county cannot afford to sell oil
• When the price of oil goes down, the country begins to run low on money.

What is the most practiced religion in  Latin America?

• Jewish
• Islam
• Buddhism
• Catholic

Which country would be impacted if oil prices fell?

• CHILE

• CUBA

• MEXICO

•  PANAMA

How is the government trying to reduce pollution in Mexico City?

• Ignoring the problem
• Making the population grow
• Increasing the use of public transportation
•   Increasing the number of cars

Why do people live in central and coastal areas of Mexico

•  Rural areas do not have good climates
• There is much arable land in these countries.
• These areas have temperate climate

• Rural areas have more opportunities for a good education and health care.

How does geography play a role in Mexico City’s air pollution problem?

• It is one of the world’s largest cities
• The city has views of the distant mountains.
• It lies in a bowl-shaped valley that traps air pollutants
• The car and factories send pollution such as lead, sulfur, and carbon dioxide.

Brazil’s rainforests are increasingly in danger of destruction.  Which of the following statements explains one reason for this danger?

• The Amazon River usually floods and destroys the rainforests.
• The indigenous people believe the rainforests are home to evil spirits.
• Forest vegetation can only handle so much rain.
• Logging and farmland use have contributed to deforestation