Latin America Geography

Which of these three regions is not a region of Latin America?

• South America

• Mexico and Central America

• Caribbean Islands

• North America

Central America is an ______________ or long narrow strip of land that separates to larger bodies of land.

• peninsula

• isthmus

• sea

• island

The ____________________ are an mountain range in Mexico.

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Amazon Rain Forest

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

The ________________ is a man made feature that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and makes trade with other countries easier.

• Panama Canal

• Caribbean Sea

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pearl Harbor

_____________________ is an island chain that consists of islands such as Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica

• Caribbean Islands

• The Bahamas

• The Hawaiian Islands

• The Atacama Islands

The __________________ is a body of water in the Atlantic Ocean that is known for tourism and warm weather.

• Caribbean Sea

• Gulf of Mexico

• Panama Canal

• Amazon River

The __________________ is a large body of water in the Atlantic Ocean that is located between Mexico and Florida.

• Caribbean Sea

• Gulf of Mexico

• Panama Canal

• Amazon River

The ____________________ are the longest mountain range in the world and stretch along the west coast of South America.

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Amazon Rain Forest

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

The _______________________ is located in Chile and is known as the driest place on earth.

• Amazon Rain Forest

• Panama Canal

• Atacama Desert

• Sierra Madres

The ________________________ is the largest rainforest in the world and covers almost 2/3 of South America. It has been described as the "lungs of the earth".

• Amazon River

• Atacama Desert

• Amazon Rain Forest

• Caribbean Islands