Latin America Geography Unit Test Study Guide Academic

Which two bodies of water does the Panama Canal connect?

• Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

• Amazon River and the Caribbean Sea

• Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean

If you are traveling from Chile to Columbia, would you be traveling north or south?

• North

• South

What is Mexico’s number 1 resource?

• Oil/fuel

• Coffee

• Sugar

• Lumber

What is Cuba’s number 1 resource?

• Sugar

• Oil/fuel

• Coffee

• Lumber

What is Brazil’s number 1 resource?

• Coffee

• Sugar

• Oil/fuel

• Lumber

What is an isthmus? Which country that we’ve studied is an example of one?

• A narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land; Panama

• A wide land bridge that separates two oceans; Mexico

• A mountain pass between two valleys; Chile

• A desert region that borders the coast; Peru

Name three reasons for air pollution in Mexico City.

• Factories

• Automobiles

• Overcrowding of population

• Deforestation

• Ocean shipping

What is the most pressing environmental issue in Brazil?

• Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest

• Air pollution in Rio de Janeiro

• Water scarcity in the Atacama Desert

• Melting ice caps

Why is the air pollution in Mexico City significantly higher than other areas in Mexico?

• The Sierra Madre Mountains surround the city and create a bowl structure

• Strong ocean winds blow smog inland

• The city is at sea level with constant rainfall

• Low population density reduces ventilation

What percentage of the world’s oxygen comes from the Amazon Rainforest?

• 20% (about 1/5th)

• 5%

• 50%

• 1%