Latin American Geography

Which country is the richest in Latin America and why?

• Mexico because of its minerals
• Venezuela because of its oil
• Colombia because of its coffee
• Jamaica because of its tourism

Where do most of Mexico's people live and why?

• on the coastal plains because of the beaches
• in the Sierra Madre Mountains because of their beauty
• in the north because it is close to the US
• on the Central Plateau because it has the best farmland

What is Mexico's most important resource and largest export?

• silver
• oil
• tobacco
• sugar

Where do most people in Brazil live?

• the Amazon
• in the highlands
• along the coast
• the central part of the country

Brazil is the world's larger exporter of ...

• coffee
• tobacco
• sugar
• silver

Where is most of Mexico's oil located?

• the Caribbean Sea
• the Central Plateau
• the Sonoran Desert
• the Gulf of Mexico

Cuba is the world's largest exporter of ...

• coffee
• tobacco
• sugar
• bananas

Brazil is the 2nd largest exporter of ...

• minerals
• crops
• oil
• timber

Where do most of Cuba's people live and why?

• the center of the country away from the mountains
• the north because the south is mountainous
• population is spread evenly because it is flat
• in the south away from the jungle

Cuba's most important resource is 

• its fertile soil
• oil
• gold
• its forests