Latin America Unit Test

South America is the ____ Largest continent.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Which term describes a group that has lived in an area since before it was taken over by outsiders.

• Indigenous People

• Foreign Immigrants

• Plural Society

• Political Refugees

Which of the following is the largest country in South America?

• Argentine

• Peru

• Brazil

• Ecuador

The Amazon Basin is found in which of the following countries?

• Ecuador

• Columbia

• Bolivia

• Brazil

The Andes Mountains line the West Coast of which continent?

• Canaada

• Mexico

• South America

• Central America

Hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards are all examples of:

• heat transfer

• climate zones

• tropical storms

• extreme weather

What is the main cause of land use conflict in The Amazon Rainforest?

• opposition by the government to the movement of farmers to the rainforest

• differences among many different groups over how to best use the rainforest

• conflicts between ranchers and farmers over how much land to clear in The Rainforest

• arguments among environmental groups over how to preserve biodiversity in The Rainforest

Of the following groups, which is most responsible for deforestation of the rainforest?

• rubber tappers

• native peoples

• cattle ranchers

• environmental groups

The Amazon is a tropical rainforest in South America. A Tropical Rainforest is:

• a dense deciduous forest found in cold and dry regions of the United States

• a hot and humid forest found in the heart of deserts both in Africa and Asia

• a broadleaf evergreen forest found in hot and wet regions near the equator

• a forest with very few types of foliage and animal life found only in Australia.

Which physical features stretches roughly 4500 miles along the west coast of South America

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Amazon River

• Atacama Desert

• Andes Mountains