Latin America Geography Quiz

I am a manmade waterway that allows boats to travel a short distance from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific

• Amazon River
• Sierra Madre Mountains
• Lake Maracaibo
• Panama Canal

I am the longest mountain chain in the world, on the eastern coast of South America.

• Sierra Madres

• Andes

• Pyrenees

• Urals

I am the largest Caribbean island located 90 miles below Florida

• Haiti
• Barbados
• Cuba
• St. Thomas

I share my island with another country, the Dominican Republic

• Cuba
• Haiti
• St. Thomas
• Colombia

The 3 regions that make up Latin America are

• North America, Mexico, and Europe
• Central America, South America, and Caribbean
• Europe, Australia, North America
• Europe, Asia, Africa

A body of water bordering Mexico and the southeastern part of the U.S.

• Caribbean Sea
• Atlantic Ocean
• Gulf of Mexico
• Amazon River

The main reason for deforestation in Brazil

• Trees for heat

• To raise cattle

• To kill plants and animals

• For furniture

Latin America is a...

• cultural region

• continent

• country

• city

Where do most people live in Brazil?

• along the Amazon River

• along the coastal areas

• along the southern border

• in the interior (central) region

Where do most people live in Mexico?

• Central Mexico

• Northern Mexico

• By the beach

• In the Sierra Madre Mountains