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Geography of Latin America

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the country that does not have a coast line on the pacific ocean?
a)
Guatamala
b)
Costa Rica
c)
Belize
2.

What is the name of the country directly south of Mexico?

a)

Honduras

b)

Mexico

c)

Belize

3.

What is the name of the longest continuous mountain range in the world located in the western part of south America?

a)

Brooks

b)

Appalachian

c)

Andes

d)

Highlands

4.

Central America is a continent.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The ____________ river is a transportation corridor in South America.

a)

Andes

b)

Amazon

c)

Highlands

d)

Nile

6.

____________ and __________ are two landlocked countries in South America.

a)

Brazil and Columbia

b)

Bolivia and Peru

c)

Venezuela and Paraguay

d)

Paraguay and Bolivia

7.

The ____________ Canal made it easier for ships to travel from the Pacific Ocean to trade with countries along the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Suez

b)

Hoover

c)

Panama

d)

Amazon

8.

What country is located furthest north in Latin America?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Panama

c)

Mexico

d)

Argentina

9.

What country is the largest in South America?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Brazil

10.

What is the capital of Cuba?

a)

Quito

b)

Havana

c)

Kingston

d)

Santiago

11.

What body of water borders the Central American countries to the north?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

12.

___________ and the Dominican Republic make up the island of Hispaniola.

a)

Peru

b)

Jamaica

c)

Cuba

d)

Haiti

13.

What is the name of the long skinny country that is home to the Atacama Desert?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Peru

d)

Chile

14.

What country is NOT located in South America?

a)

Guatemala

b)

Bolivia

c)

Columbia

d)

Venezuela

15.

What country borders Guatemala and Nicaragua?

a)

Panama

b)

Belieze

c)

Ecuador

d)

Honduras

16.

The country of Panama is what type of geographic feature?

a)

island

b)

isthmus

c)

archipelago

d)

plateau

17.

What city is the capital of Jamaica?

a)

San Jose

b)

Havana

c)

Kingston

d)

Lima

18.

What country is the capital of Peru?

a)

Kingston

b)

Havana

c)

Lima

d)

San Jose

19.

Mexico city is the capital of what country?

a)

Columbia

b)

Peru

c)

Brazil

d)

Mexico

20.

What is the capital of Nicaragua?

a)

Lima

b)

Managua

c)

Kingston

d)

Havana

21.

What is a state in Mexico that is located in the Southwest?

a)

Baja California

b)

Sonora

c)

Oaxaca

d)

Yucatan

22.

_________ is the capital of Ecuador.

a)

Lima

b)

Havana

c)

Santiago

d)

Quito

23.

What creates a border between the United States and Mexico?

a)

Appalachians

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Great Lakes

24.

What language do most people speak in Latin America?

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

Greek

25.

What is the name of a small country on the East coast of South America?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Peru

c)

Argentina

d)

Uruguay

26.

The Galapagos Island are ________ of Ecuador.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

27.

What city is the capital of Chile?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Havana

c)

Quito

d)

Santiago

28.

What city is the capital of Costa Rica?

a)

San Jose

b)

San Marcus

c)

San Antonio

d)

Sam Houston

29.

What direction is Bolivia located from Peru?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

30.

Latin America is a continent.

a)

True

b)

False