Latin America Geo. Review

Which region of Latin America is made up of many islands, was homeland to the Taino people, and was known as the "front door" of the Americas.

• Mexico

• Caribbean

• Central America

• South America

Which region of Latin America borders the United States, is the homeland of the Aztec people, and has large reserves of oil offshore?

• Mexico

• Caribbean

• Central America

• South America

Which region of Latin America is made up of many small nations that were once part of the Mexican empire, contains the Panama canal, and was homeland to many Maya peoples?

• Mexico

• Caribbean

• Central America

• South America

Which region of Latin America contains the Amazon river, is the homeland of the Inca peoples, and has both Spanish and Portuguese as major languages.

• Mexico

• Caribbean

• Central America

• South America

In the past century, have rainforests grown or shrunk in Central and South America?

• Grown

• Shrunk

The Panama Canal was constructed by the United States and connects which two oceans?

• The Pacific and Atlantic

• The Caribbean and Arctic

• The Indian and Atlantic

• The Pacific and Southern

The Llanos of South America is best described as:

• Tropical Rainforest

• Alpine Mountains

• Grassy Plains

• Arid Desert

Which river flows 4,000 miles to the Atlantic and carries more water than any other river in the world?

• Amazon

• Orinoco

• Mississippi

• Parana

TRUE OR FALSE: Many parts of Latin America are rich with minerals and energy resources like oil and natural gas

• True

• False

A rain shadow is related to which type of precipitation

• Convectional

• Frontal

• Orographic