Latin America Test Review

True or False: The Andes Mountains run down the Atlantic coast of Central America

• True

• False, because the Andes Mountains run down the Pacific coast of Central America

• False, because the Andes Mountains run down the Pacific coast of South America

The Llanos are the grassy treeless plains of which 2 countries?

• Colombia and Venezuela

• Argentina and Brazil

• Paraguay and Uruguay

• Peru and Chile

True or False: the cattle grazing area known as the Pampas is known for its gaucho culture

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT part of the Greater Antilles?

• Jamaica

• Hispaniola (Haiti + Dominican Republic)

• Puerto Rico

• St. Lucia

Valleys, glaciers, and fjords are landforms found in what region of South America, and which country is this located in?

• Patagonia (Southern Venezuela)

• Patagonia (Southern Argentina)

• Llanos (Colombia & Venezuela)

• Pampas (Northern Argentina)

The Llanos are comparative to which US landform?

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Grand Canyon

• The Mississippi River

• The Great Plains

The Amazon River basin is the 2nd largest river basin in the world

• True

• False, it is largest river basin in the world

Check the following factors explain the variety of climate and vegetation in Latin America

• Latitude

• Weather

• Elevation

• Longitude

Infrastructure is

• city sewers, transportations system, electricity, and housing

• buildings and skyscrapers

• coal and salt mines

• the plumbing system of a city

What percentage of the world's freshwater is NOT from the Amazon Rainforest?

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%