Latin America Test Review

Which of the following mountain ranges runs down the Pacific coast of South America?

• Rockies

• Andes

• Sierra Madre

What name is given to the grassy, treeless plains of Colombia and Venezuela?

• llanos

• infrastructure

• rain forest

How is the Brazilian government trying to develop the country’s interior plains?

• by building grain mills in the area

• by requiring businesses to trade there

• by encouraging settlers to move there

Which of the following cattle grazing areas is known for its gaucho culture?

• river basins

• pampas

• highlands

Which of the following is most suitable for farming?

• areas surrounding active volcanoes

• mountains and hillsides

• llanos

Which statement best explains why the river systems of South America are more important than those of Central America

• Central American countries don't have to depend on rivers because of their closeness to the oceans.

• The climate of Central America dries up most of the rivers before they reach the ocean.

• South America needs its rivers more because it is a larger land mass than Central America.

Which of the following rivers begins in the Andes Mountains and flows eastward across South America to the Atlantic Ocean?

• Amazon

• Mississippi

• Orinoco

What is another name for all of the Caribbean Islands?

• the West Indies

• the Lesser Antilles

• the Bahamas

Which country is rich in hydroelectric power?

• Argentina

• Venezuela

• Brazil

Which of the following is a major export of Trinidad and Tobago?

• methanol

• lead

• tin