Climate, Location, and Natural Resources of Latin America

Where is Mexico located?

• South of the Caribbean Sea

• In northern South Africa

• Between the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

• 90 miles south of Florida

What is Mexico's most important export?

• coffee

• oil

• diamonds

• iron ore

What is the main advantage of Mexico's location to trade with the United States?

• It has plenty of natural resources

• It is located near Florida

• It is close to the water

• It borders the United states

Over 75 percent of the people in Mexico live in __________ areas.

• rural

• urban

• coastal

• mountain

Where is Brazil located?

• it borders the united stated

• 90 miles south of Florida

• eastern side of South America along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean

• the southern part of South America near the Pacific ocean

Brazil’s most important trading partner is __________________.

• China

• United States

• Japan

• Europe

Most Brazilians live near

• the Amazon Rainforest

• The Atlantic coast

• The Sierra Madre Mountains

• the pacific coast

Most of Brazil's climate is

• hot and tropical

• cool and dry

• temperate

• cold

Nearly 85 percent of Brazilians live in _________ environments.

• rural

• urban

• mountain

• desert

Brazil produces one-third of the world’s ____________.

• diamonds

• uranium

• coffee

• oil