Latin America Section 1 Quiz

What are the three regions of Latin America? (Choose 3 answers.)

• Mexico & Central America

• Caribbean

• South America

• North America

What type of land form is Central America?

• Isthmus

• Archipelago

• Continent

• Strait

What man-made landform is an 8,000 mile shortcut for ships travelling from New York City to California?

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

• Erie Canal

• Mexico Canal

There are more than 40 active _____________ that can erupt at anytime throughout Central America.

• volcanoes

• gulfs

• oases

• mountains

The largest land form in Mexico & Central America is the _________________.

• Central Plateau

• Mount Aconcagua

• Andes Mountains

• Panama Canal

The Caribbean is made up of a giant group of islands which is called a(n) ____________________.

• Archipelago

• Isthmus

• Continent

• Island

Small islands in the Caribbean are formed from ________ and __________. (Choose 2)

• underwater mountains

• volcanoes

• coral

• trees

Big islands in the Caribbean are created by _________ and _________.

• underwater mountains

• volcanoes

• coral

• islands

South America is one of the 7 giant land masses on Earth which makes it a ______________.

• Continent

• Isthmus

• Archipelago

• Plateau

The ___________ are the LONGEST mountain chain in the world.

• Andes

• Himalayas

• Amazons

• Rockies