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WorksheetsLatin America Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the second longest river in the world?
a)
Parana
b)
Orinoco
c)
Amazon
d)
Colorado
2.
The depth of this river allows oceangoing ships to transport cargo more than 2,000 miles upstream:
a)
Parana
b)
Amazon
c)
Orinoco
d)
Negro
3.
This region covers more than 200 million square miles:
a)
Amazon Basin
b)
Llanos
c)
Patagonia
d)
Atacama Desert
4.
The world’s largest rainforest is found in this region:
a)
Llanos
b)
Gran Chaco
c)
Patanal
d)
Amazon Basin
5.
Which region is made up of rolling hills and plateaus?
a)
Guiana Highlands
b)
Patagonia
c)
Brazilian Highlands
d)
Andes Mountains
6.
In which of the following is farming and ranching NOT a major economic activity?
a)
Brazilian Highlands
b)
Pampas
c)
Llanos
d)
Patagonia
7.
Which 2 regions are grassy plains?
a)
Llanos & Pampas
b)
Pampas & Gran Chaco
c)
Patagonia & Llanos
d)
Gran Chaco & Patagonia
8.
Escarpments (steep slopes) to the Atlantic have made settlement difficult in the eastern part of this region:
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Brazilian Highlands
c)
Guiana Highlands
d)
Patagonia
9.
This region is a source of hardwoods, natural rubber, nuts and medicinal plants.
a)
Llanos
b)
Brazilian Highlands
c)
Amazon Basin
d)
Pampas
10.
What is the 3rd longest river in South America?
a)
Amazon
b)
Negro
c)
Parana
d)
Orinoco
11.
What is the world’s highest waterfall?
a)
Angel Falls
b)
Niagra Falls
c)
Iguazu Falls
d)
Victoria Falls
12.
This home to many unusual animals was studied by Charles Darwin to develop his theory of evolution:
a)
Terra del Fuego
b)
Amazon Basin
c)
Galapagos Islands
d)
Andes Mountains
13.
This region has rich oil deposits:
a)
Llanos
b)
Pampas
c)
Patagonia
d)
Brazilian Highlands
14.
What is the longest continuous group of mountain ranges in the world?
a)
Brazilian Highlands
b)
Guiana Highlands
c)
Andes
d)
Alps
15.
In which regions have cordilleras isolated human settlements?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Brazilian Highlands
c)
Guiana Highlands
d)
Atacama Desert
16.
Sediment eroded from the Andes has led to thick, fertile soils in this region:
a)
Llanos
b)
Pampas
c)
Gran Chaco
d)
Brazilian Highlands
17.
What is the 2nd largest river system in South America?
a)
Amazon
b)
Orinoco
c)
Colorado
d)
Parana
18.
Which river system is a major source of hydroelectricity in South America?
a)
Orinoco
b)
Parana
c)
Amazon
d)
Negro
19.
Which Latin American nations are considered immigrant nations?
a)
Brazil & Colombia
b)
Chile & Peru
c)
Ecuador & Guyana
d)
Uruguay & Argentina
20.
Which parts of Latin America were most enslaved Africans brought?
a)
Brazil & the Caribbean
b)
Venezuela & Colombia
c)
The Caribbean & Central America
d)
Mexico & Argentina
21.
What language is the primary language in most Latin American nations?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
Portuguese
d)
English
22.
What language is spoken in Haiti and Martinique?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
Portuguese
d)
English
23.
What language is spoken in Belize, Guyana, and Jamaica?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
Portuguese
d)
English
24.
What language is spoken in Brazil?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
Portuguese
d)
English
25.
What is the most commonly spoken Native American language in South America?
a)
Aymara
b)
Kiche
c)
Quechua
d)
Tupi Gurani
26.
Why do most South Americans live along the “populated rim”?
a)
fertile land
b)
good climate
c)
access to transportation
d)
all three of the other choices
27.
Why is the interior of South America much less populated?
a)
deserts
b)
mountains
c)
rainforest
d)
all three of the other choics
28.
Where is the greatest concentration of mineral resources found in South America?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Amazon Basin
c)
Pampas
d)
Patagonia
29.
Why are many Latin Americans moving from rural to urban areas?
a)
Lack of farmland
b)
Search for jobs
c)
both
d)
none
30.
Which of the following is NOT a challenge facing Latin America’s growing cities?
a)
lack of transportation
b)
overcrowded schools and medical centers
c)
rural population lack job skills
d)
lack of housing
31.
A large gap between the poor and wealthy
a)
economic disparity
b)
diaspora
c)
socialism
d)
social disparity
32.
True or False - Economic disparity in Latin America is caused by dependence on farming, tourism and illicit drugs.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Another word for farming
a)
cultivating
b)
aquaculture
c)
agriculture
d)
reaping
34.
The name for low income, informal cities in Brazil.
a)
slums
b)
ghettos
c)
villages
d)
favelas
35.
What crime group controls many of the favelas?
a)
Red Command
b)
Blood Command
c)
Cosa Nostra
d)
Latin Kings
36.
Who decides who much people get paid in Cuba?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Consumers
c)
the State
d)
Business owners
37.
Giving small amounts of money in loans.
a)
macrofinance
b)
mortgages
c)
bonds
d)
microfinance
38.
What fraction of all living things are found in the Amazon Rainforest?
a)
1/4
b)
1/3
c)
1/2
d)
2/3
39.
What is Amazonia sometimes called?
a)
Earth's "Pulmonary Organs"
b)
Earth's "Greenhouse"
c)
Earth's "Lungs"
d)
Earth's "Livianos"
40.
The process of removing trees at a rate that is faster than the trees can grow back.
a)
deforestation
b)
reforestation
c)
logging
d)
clear-cutting
41.
Which of the following is the Amazon region NOT used for?
a)
Logging
b)
Farming
c)
Manufacturing
d)
Cattle Ranching
42.
Which group has learned Portuguese and who to work with Brazil's legal system to gain legal ownership of their land?
a)
native Amazonians
b)
settlers
c)
rubber tappers
d)
cattle ranchers
43.
Which group wants to create protected reserves within the Amazon rainforest to be set aside for sustainable activities?
a)
native Amazonians
b)
settlers
c)
rubber tappers
d)
loggers
44.
Which 2 groups earn income to help Brazil pay off its debt and improve the lives of its citizens?
a)
farmers & cattle ranchers
b)
rubber tappers & loggers
c)
environmentalists & native Amazonians
d)
loggers & cattle ranchers
45.
Which group is moving to the Amazon because most farmland is owned by a few wealthy families in Brazil?
a)
loggers
b)
settlers
c)
cattle ranchers
d)
rubber tappers
46.
Which group feels that deforestation is helping them feed the world?
a)
native Amazonians
b)
settlers
c)
cattle ranchers
d)
loggers
47.
Which group wants to study the effects of economic activities in the rainforest to help make better future decisions?
a)
native Amazonians
b)
environmentalists
c)
rubber tappers
d)
loggers
48.
Which two groups pursue sustainable activities in Amazon?
a)
native Amazonians & rubber tappers
b)
loggers & settlers
c)
environmentalists & cattle ranchers
d)
rubber tappers & settlers
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