quizz chapter 8-Geography

Match the following

• B. altiplano 

  
  

• 2. grassy, treeless plains of southern South 

  America 

  
  

• A. pampas 

  
  

• 5. a steep cliff or slope 

  
  

• D. escarpment 

  
  

• 1. grasslands in inland areas of Colombia and 

  Venezuela 

  
  

• E. cordilleras 

  
  

• 4. "high plain" region in Peru and Bolivia 

  
  

• C. llano 

  
  

• 3. parallel mountain ranges 

  
  

6. Latin America's system of rivers provides a source of energy called 

• a. hydroelectric power. 

  
  

• b. steam power. 

  
  

• c. water power. 

  
  

• d. electric power.

7. The Andes consist of ___, 

several ranges that run parallel to one another.

• a. cordilleras 

  
  

• b. llanos 

  
  

• c. escarpments 

  
  

• d. altiplanos 

  
  

8. Mexico's Sierra Madre mountain ranges surround the densely populated

• a. Mexican Plateau. 

  
  

• b. Mato Grosso Plateau. 

  
  

• c. Yucatan Peninsula. 

  
  

• d. Gran Chaco.

9. The __forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States. 

• a. Amazon River

• b. Andes Mountains

• c. Rio Grande 

  
  

• d. Sierra Madre 

  
  

10.___is South America's largest lake and contains some of Venezuela's most important oil fields. 

• a. Lake Nicaragua

• b. Río de la Plata

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  c. Lake Titicaca 

  
  

• d. Lake Maracaibo 

  
  

Match the following

• B. tropical dry 

  
  

• 3. location of the Earth's largest rain forest 

  
  

• A. humid subtropic 

  
  

• 5. result of shifting winds and cold ocean currents 

  
  

• E. Amazon Basin 

  
  

• 1. climate with high temperatures, abundant 

  rainfall, and an extended dry season 

  
  

• D. Atacama Desert 

  
  

• 4. climate with cool to mild winters and hot, 

  humid summers 

  
  

• C. steppe 

  
  

• 2. climate with cool winters, hot summers, and 

  light rainfall 

  
  

6. Much of Latin America is characterized by which type of climate? 

• a. dry 

  
  

• b. tropical 

  
  

• c. midlatitude

• d. highland

7. Which factor has the greatest influence on Latin America's climates? 

• a. distance from the Equator

• b. level of technology 

  
  

• c. elevation 

  
  

• d. proximity to the Pacific Ocean 

  
  

8. Due to the overgrazing of pampas, farmers 

• a. increased the number of cattle 

  on the land. 

  
  

• b. stopped raising cattle altogether. 

  
  

• c. moved to other countries. 

  
  

• d. planted alfalfa, corn, and cotton 

  to hold the topsoil.