Latin America

What important geographic line crosses through several of the countries in this region?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Brazil has a coastline on which body of water?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Southern Ocean

Which country has the southernmost point in South America?

• Brazil

• Argentina

• Colombia

• Chile

Which of the following statements is true?

• The highest peak in the world is in the Andes Mountains.

• The Andes Mountains are the longest mountain range in the world.

• The Andes Mountains run along the eastern coast of South America.

• The Andes Mountains have many plateaus and rolling hills.

How much of Brazil is covered by the Amazon rain forest?

• all

• one-half

• one-fourth

• one-third

What is the greatest threat to the Amazon rainforest at this time?

• drought

• deforestation

• tourism

• chemical warfare

Which solution helps to decrease the threats to the Amazon rainforest as well as the coastal beaches?

• decreasing tourism to the country

• using more sustainable logging practices

• increasing the use of fire to revive new plant growth

• educating the public about how to protect these areas

How did the Inca protect Machu Picchu from discovery?

• They tried to burn it and other sites to the ground.

• They established a military fort there to protect it.

• They burned surrounding forest so the foliage would regrow and cover it.

• They tricked the Spanish into taking another route through the mountains.

The earliest people living in Brazil were in the region of

• the Amazon

• Portugal

• Rio de Janeiro

• Patagonia

In the 1500s, the Portuguese settlers established what kind of plantations that brought great wealth?

• coffee

• cocoa

• cotton

• sugarcane