WorksheetsSocial Studies Chapter 7 Review EOW
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"West Indies" is another name or term for:
a)
South America
b)
The Caribbean
c)
Middle America
d)
Central America
2.
The largest country in Latin America is:
a)
Argentina
b)
Brazil
c)
Mexico
d)
Aruba
3.
A mineral (also a precious metal) that is mined in Mexico (it's pronounced "plata" in Spanish
a)
Gold
b)
Bauxite
c)
Silver
d)
Emeralds
4.
This desert in South America is one of the driest places on Earth:
a)
Atacama Desert
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Mojave Desert
5.
A mineral mined in Jamaica that they extract aluminum from:
a)
Gold
b)
Silver
c)
Boogers
d)
Bauxite
6.
Phenomenon that occurs in the Pacific ocean that involves changes in pressure, temps, and rain
a)
La Bamba
b)
El Nino
c)
El Camino
d)
L Cucaracha
7.
Country in South America that is mostly covered by the Pampas:
a)
Brazil
b)
Peru
c)
Argentina
d)
Colombia
8.
Aside from the Tierra Nevada, it's the next highest zone in the Andes Mountains:
a)
Tierra Nevada
b)
Tierra Caliente
c)
Tierra Helada
d)
Tierra Fria
9.
Meaning "hot land" in Spanish, it is the lowest elevation of the Andes Mountains:
a)
Tierra Nevada
b)
Tierra Caliente
c)
Tierra Fria
d)
Tierra Helada
10.
The top of the rain forest, resembling an umbrella-like covering of leaves:
a)
Roof
b)
Ceiling
c)
Canopy
d)
Top
11.
The altitude zone of the Andes Mountains that begins at 6,000 feet:
a)
Tierra Helada
b)
Tierra Fria
c)
Tierra Caliente
d)
Tierra Nevada
12.
To produce gasohol, Brazil uses gasoline mixed with alcohol produced from this:
a)
Bauxite
b)
Gasoline
c)
Gatorade
d)
Sugarcane
13.
El Nino takes place when the Pacific waters off the coast of Peru are this:
a)
Unusually cold
b)
Unusually warm
c)
Unusually wet
d)
Unusually dry
14.
The Amazon Basin is located:
a)
East of the Andes
b)
West of the Andes
c)
North of the Andes
d)
South of the Andes
15.
The tropical grasslands that stretch through eastern Colombia and Venezuela are called the:
a)
Pampas
b)
Patagonia
c)
Atacama
d)
Llanos
16.
Ships use the Panama Canal to shorten travel time between the:
a)
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
b)
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
c)
Indian and Arctic Oceans
d)
Burt Lake and Mullet Lake
17.
Vast rain forests are found in this subcategory of the Tropical climate zone:
a)
Tropical Dry
b)
Tropical Savanna
c)
Tropical Wet
d)
Tundra
18.
The Amazon River is roughly this many miles long,making it the 2nd. longest river in the world:
a)
4,000 miles
b)
2,500 miles
c)
3,600 miles
d)
8 Miles
19.
These are grown in the Tierra Caliente altitudinalclimate zone:
a)
Corn
b)
Barley
c)
Wheat
d)
Bananas
20.
Middle America is made up of the following:
a)
Mexico and the Caribbean Islands
b)
Mexico and Central America
c)
Brazil and the Caribbean Islands
d)
The islands of the Caribbean and the Falkland Islands (also known as the Malvinas)
21.
This portion of Middle America forms an isthmus:
a)
Peru
b)
Cuba
c)
Central America
d)
The Caribbean islands
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