LA Common Assessment #1

Look at the world map. Then answer the question that follows. In which region on the map is Cuba located?

• III

• IV

• V

• II

Which of the following contributes the LEAST to air pollution in Mexico City?

• vehicle emissions

• industrial activity

• desertification

• overcrowding

Look at the map of North and Central America and answer the question below. Which letter on the map represents the location of Mexico?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Which country is shaded on the map?

• Colombia

• Cuba

• Mexico

• Panama

How do Caribbean currents affect the climates of Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico?

• They create a hot, dry temperate climate zone.

• They create a cool, dry temperate climate zone. 

• They create a tropical climate zone with continual rain.

• They create a tropical climate zone with a single wet season.

Select the correct phrase to complete the statement...The MOST pressing environmental concern for the residents of Brazil is

• industrial air pollution

• increasing water scarcity

• transboundary pollution from Bolivia

• the destruction of the Amazon rainforest .

The Panama Canal connects which two bodies of water?

• the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean

• the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean

• the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

• the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Which letter on the map marks the Atlantic Ocean?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

Which of the following is NOT a reason most Mexicans live in central Mexico?

• Manufacturing plants there provide most of the nation's jobs.

• Land and temperature in other areas are inhospitable.

• The air and water is much less polluted than in other areas.

• It has fewer extreme weather events than other areas.

Look at the map. Then answer the question that follows...Which country is shaded on the map?

• Colombia

• Cuba

• Mexico

• Panama