South America, Central America & The Caribbean

Cuba has a _______________ style of government, which means ______________ holds all of the power.

• Constitutional monarchy; the king

• Theocracy; a religious leader

• Representative democracy; the president

• Communist; one party

The ___________ in Central America is a narrow strip of land through which the _________ was built to connect the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean.

• Isthmus,Panama Canal

• Archipelago,Rio Grande

• Rocky Mountains, Grand Canyon

• Amazon River, Appalachian Mountains

Cuba and the Dominican Republic both have Spanish as their primary language. This is best attributed to:

• A history of colonization and immigration

• They are both located in the Caribbean

• Spanish was the primary language of the indigenous people

• All of the above

Which Caribbean country is a commonwealth of the United States?

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Jamaica

• Haiti

The Caribbean can be divided into 3 groups. Name those 3 groups

• Lesser Antilles

• Bahamas

• Greater Antilles

• Islands

The area of the highest elevation in South America is

• the Brazilian Highlands
• the Guiana Highlands
• the Andes Mountains
• the Patagonia Grasslands

Page 1 - The Andes Mountains can be found along the _____coast of South America.

• northern
• southern
• western
• eastern

Name this South American Country.

• Chile

• Brazil

• Argentina

• Colombia

What is the name of this river?

• Amazon River

• Parana River

• Nile River

• Mississippi River

What is the name of the ocean highlighted blue?

• Southern Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean