Latin America Unit vocabulary

What is the most populous city in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere?

• Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Mexico City, Mexico

• Panama City, Panama

Which festival is held annually in Brazil from the Friday afternoon prior to Ash Wednesday until Ash Wednesday at noon?

• Day of the Dead

• Oktoberfest

• Carnival

• Mardi Gras

Which city is known as the oldest capital city in the Americas?

• Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Mexico City, Mexico

• Lima, Peru

• Santiago, Chile

Which city is sometimes referred to as the 'Paris of South America'?

• Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Santiago, Chile

What is the longest mountain chain in the world?

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalayas

• Andes Mountains

• Alps

What allows ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans without sailing around the southern tip of South America?

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

• Strait of Magellan

• Cape Horn

Which desert is known for having areas where no rainfall has ever been recorded?

• Sahara

• Gobi

• Atacama

• Kalahari

What is the term for the source of a river?

• Tributary

• Delta

• Headwaters

• Estuary

Which lake is the highest navigable lake in the world?

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Superior

• Lake Titicaca

• Lake Baikal

What are the grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay called?

• Pampas

• Savanna

• Steppe

• Prairie