6th Grade Unit 4 Test

Which of the following lies between the Sierra Madre Mountains and makes up more than half of the country's area.

• Central Plateau in Mexico

• The Caribbean Islands

• The Sierra Madre Mountains

• The Amazon Rain Forrest

A narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins 2 larger bodies of water.

• Panama Canal

• The Caribbean Islands

• The Caribbean Sea

• Isthmus

Body of water that borders the United States to the North and Cuba to the East

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• The Caribbean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

Mountain range in Mexico that has 3 major chains and volcanoes.

• Atlas Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Himalayan Mountains

A major “shortcut” that allows ships to travel

between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

• Isthmus

• Panama Canal

• Strait of Hormuz

• Caribbean Sea

Cuba and Jamaica are examples of __________________ islands.

• Hawaiian Islands

• Eastern Islands

• Caribbean Islands

• Southern Islands

2nd largest mountain range in the world along the west coast of South America!

• Himalayan Mountains

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

Located in Brazil, it is the largest tropical rain forest in the world! It covers about 1/3 of South America.

• Indian Rain Forest

• Congo Rain Forest

• Madagascar Rain Forest

• Amazon Rain Forrest

Located in Chile, its one of the driest places on Earth!

• Sahara Desert

• Atacama Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Kalahari Desert

2nd largest river in the world! It contains 20% of all fresh water in the world! It also serves as a natural highway!

• Amazon River

• Nile River

• Chattahoochee River

• Rhine River