Geography and Environmental Issues in Latin America

what river is this?

• Mississippi 
• Nile
• Amazon
• Congo

Located in Brazil, this physical feature is home to an incredible variety of plant and animal life and receives over 65 inches of rain a year.

• Amazon Rainforest

• Chilean Rainforest

• Panamanian Rainforest

• Peruvian Rainforest

A major problem in the Amazon Rainforest. Occurs when almost all the trees are removed from the environment. What is the removal of forest trees called?

• clear cutting

• over extraction

• desalinization

• deforestation

The major cause of air pollution in Mexico City is:

• acid rain

• emissions from factories

• emissions from cars

• both b and c

What features is pictured here?

• Amazon Rainforest

• Andes Mountains

• Caribbean Ocean

• Atacama Desert

What are the main sources of air pollution in Mexico City?

• Smoke from cooking fires in Mexican villages

• Emissions from cars and factories that build up over the city

• Mining in the Sierra Madre mountains

• Cutting down trees on the Mexican plateau

Trees and plants in the Amazon rainforest convert carbon dioxide into 20% of the world’s oxygen supply which is why it's nicknamed "the lungs of the earth".

• True

• False

Located in Brazil, this physical feature is home to an incredible variety of plant and animal life and receives over 65 inches of rain a year.

• Amazon Rainforest

• Chilean Rainforest

• Panamanian Rainforest

• Peruvian Rainforest

A major problem in the Amazon Rainforest. Occurs when almost all the trees are removed from the environment.

• clear cutting

• over extraction

• desalinization

• deforestation

 Where do most Cubans live and work?

• rural

• urban