Latin America Geography Test

The Andes Mountains run down the western side of South America. How this mountain range affect trade?

• Trade is very productive in the country

• It makes it difficult and limits trade

• It enhances trade significantly

• No trade exists

Cuba's location on the ocean benefits which industries?

• Tourism and fishing

• Fishing and tobacco

• Sugar and healthcare

• Tourism and tobacco

The climate of Brazil allows farmers to export all of these crops EXCEPT

• Coffee

• Wheat

• Oranges

• Sugar Cane

In both Brazil and Cuba, the majority of the population ...

• live in rural areas

• live in urban areas

• live near deserts

• live near the mountains

Where do most Brazilians live in their country?

• In the interior

• Along the Amazon River

• In the Amazon Rainforest

• Along the eastern coast

Why do most people in Latin America live in urban areas?

• Rural areas do not have good climates

• There much more arable land in these countries

• There are more jobs in the factories and businesses of the cities

• Rural areas have more opportunity for good education and healthcare

What are three important natural resources of Mexico?

• Oil, Silver, and Gold

• Gas, Oil, and Sugarcane

• Wheat, Fishing, Salt

• Timber, Sugarcane, Wheat

What country is being described by the following:

• Gulf of Mexico to the northwest
• Atlantic Ocean to the east
• Sugarcane is a major natural resource and export
• Predominant climate is tropical

• Mexico

• Venezuela

• Haiti

• Cuba

Which country is described by the following?

• Ocean access
• Mostly mountainous with a large central plateau
• Major producer of oil
• Borders the USA

• Mexico

• Venezuela

• Brazil

• Cuba

What is the main source of air pollution in Mexico City?

• Intense sunlight

• high altitude

• factories and cars

• cars that produce little or no air pollution