Latin America SS6G1, SS6G3, SS6E3

A major resource of both Mexico and Cuba is:

• coffee

• oil

• cotton

• sugarcane

What is the name of the major mountain range in Mexico?

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Ural Mountains

Located in Brazil, this physical feature is home to an incredible variety of plant and animal life and receives over 65 inches of rain a year.

• Amazon Rainforest

• Chilean Rainforest

• Panamanian Rainforest

• Peruvian Rainforest

This structure was built by the United States so ships could travel back and forth between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans without having to go around the coast of South America.

• Erie Canal

• St. Lawrence Seaway

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

Most people in Mexico, Cuba, and Brazil live:

• in the mountains.

• on farms

• in urban areas

• in rural areas

A major problem in the Amazon Rainforest. Occurs when almost all the trees are removed from the environment.

• clear cutting

• over extraction

• desalinization

• deforestation

The major cause of air pollution in Mexico City is:

• acid rain

• emissions from factories

• emissions from cars

• both b and c