Geography: Latin America Geography and Map

Latin America is made up of what regions?

• Mexico and Central America, Caribbean and South America

• Central America, North America, South America and Bahamas

• Caribbean, Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, South America

• South America, North America, Central America

• Mexico, Central America and South America

Most of the population of Mexico is on the Coasts

• True

• False

A narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins two larger bodies of land is called an

• peninsula

• isthmus

• canal

The Bahamas are in the Lesser Antilles.

• True

• False

The islands of the Caribbean like Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico etc are a part of

• Lesser Antilles

• Greater Antilles

The Lesser Antilles and the Bahamas are part of an island group. Another name for island group is

• isthmus

• archipelago

• islanders

The mountain chain that runs along the Western Coast of South America is

• Andes Mountains

• Sierra Madre del Sur

• Sierra Madre Occidental

• Sierra Madre Oriental

The mountain chain that runs along the Eastern Coast of Mexico is

• Andes Mountains

• Sierra Madre del Sur

• Sierra Madre Occidental

• Sierra Madre Oriental

The mountain chain that runs along the Southern part of Mexico is

• Andes Mountains

• Sierra Madre del Sur

• Sierra Madre Occidental

• Sierra Madre Oriental

The Southern most point of South America is called

• Cape Horn

• Cape of Good Hope

• Pampas

• Patagonia