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WorksheetsPhysical Features: Latin America
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Geographers divide Latin America into three
a)
Subregions
b)
Regions
c)
Areas
d)
Locations
2.
Middle America is made up of ____ and Central America, which is an ____ linking North and South America
a)
Mexico, plateau
b)
Peru, plateau
c)
Mexico, isthmus
d)
Pero, isthmus
3.
The Caribbean islands are divided into three groups, the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the ____
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Costa Rica
c)
Dominican Republic
d)
Bahamas
4.
The ___ in South America are the world's longest mountain system
a)
Rocky Mts.
b)
Andes
c)
Appalachian Mts.
d)
Sierra Madre Mts.
5.
The ____ covers 2.7 million square miles
a)
Amazon Forest
b)
Amazon Desert
c)
Amazon Basin
d)
Amazon River
6.
The ____ stretch through Colombia and Venezuela, and the ___ cover much of Argentina and Uruguay
a)
Llanos, Pampas
b)
Sierra Madre, Bolivian Mts.
7.
Most of Latin America's rivers and lakes are found in ___
a)
South America
b)
Central America
c)
Mexico
d)
The Caribbean Islands
8.
Latin America's longest river is the ____
a)
Amazon
b)
Nile
c)
Mexican River
d)
Rio Grande
9.
Lake ___ in Venezuela is South America's largest lake
a)
Maracaibo
b)
Poopo
c)
Argentino
d)
Titicaca
10.
Ships use the ___ to shorten travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Venezuelan River
c)
Costa Rica Canal
d)
Nicaraguan River
11.
Latin America's natural resources include ___, forests, farmland, and water
a)
Minerals
b)
Vitamins
c)
Soils
d)
Oil
12.
___ has the most natural resources, including rain forests and minerals.
a)
Brazil
b)
Peru
c)
Venezuela
d)
Colombia
13.
Brazil uses sugarcane and gasoline to produce ____
a)
Gasoline
b)
Gasohol
14.
___ has the largest oil and natural gas reserves
a)
Brazil
b)
Peru
c)
Venezuela
d)
Colombia
15.
Silver is mined in ___ and Peru
a)
Mexico
b)
Argentina
c)
Bolivia
d)
Costa Rica
16.
Colombia mines _____
a)
Emeralds
b)
Rubies
c)
Diamonds
d)
Pearls
17.
Jamaica has large deposits of ____
a)
Oil
b)
Bauxite
c)
Gold
d)
Soil
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