Latin America Geography Study Guide

_______________ is located south of the United States in between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean.

• Mexico
• Brazil
• Cuba

Mexico City has issues with which environmental problem?

• acid rain
• air pollution
• deforestation

What of the following is not a solution Mexico is using to control air pollution?

• using cleaner burning fuels
• stricter emissions laws
• encouraging people to use buses
• closing the Panama Canal

Deforestation is a problem for what Latin American country?

• Brazil
• Venezula
• Mexico
• Panama

Why is deforestation in the Amazon Rain Forest a problem for the rest of the world?

• It provides 1/3 of the world's oxygen.
• It contains many species of plants and animals.
• It is the largest rain forest in the world.
• all of the these

In all of these Latin American countries- Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico- there are areas that have a tropical climate.

• True
• False

In all of these Latin American countries- Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico, - there are major seaports to trade goods with other countries.

• True
• False

Most people live in urban areas of Latin America because______________.

• There are more jobs there.
• These areas are cleaner than other areas.
• There is more farm land there.
• The government wants them to live there.

______________ is the largest city in Mexico.

• Mexico City
• Rio de Jeneiro
• Caracas
• Havana

Most Brazilians live ______________.

• in the mountains
• near the coast
• in the rain forest
• along the highway