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Fall Semester Exam World Geography (Latin America)

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Southern Mexico is part of a ___ that connects N. America and S. America.
a)
Crossroads
b)
Peninsula
c)
Steppe
d)
Land bridge
2.
Tierra helada, tierra fría, tierra templada, and tierra caliente are examples of ______
a)
tropical storms
b)
regional biomes
c)
seasonal winds
d)
vertical climate zones
3.
What river's basin is home to the world'd largest rain forest?
a)
the Amazon 
b)
the Río de la Plata 
c)
the Paraná
d)
the Uruguay
4.
The llanos and the pampas are two grasslands areas in South America 
a)
True 
b)
False
5.
the tierra helada and the puna are the lowest vertical climate zones in South America.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The Amazon rain forest has more biodiversity per square mile than any other place on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False 
7.
The pampas are grassy, treeless plains in Argentina and Uruguay.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
A political border that is established by a physical geographic feature such as a mountain range or a river is a _____
a)
natural boundary 
b)
geometric boundary 
c)
cultural boundary
d)
ethnic boundary 
9.
Because of it's location on the Ring of Fire, much of Central America is _____
a)
lowlands that are prone to flooding 
b)
mountainous with active volcanoes 
c)
in the path of El Niño
d)
covered by deciduous forest 
10.
What is the correct term for the transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases that begun when the Europeans arrived in the Western Hemisphere? 
a)
the Great Upheaval
b)
the Columbian Exchange 
c)
the Industrial Revoultion
d)
the Technology Transfer
11.
Due to it's colinal past, most people in Central America today are followers of _____
a)
Protestantism 
b)
Catholicism 
c)
Islam 
d)
Santería
12.
In Central America, which climate zone is the most densely populated?
a)
tierra caliente
b)
tierra templada
c)
tierra fría
d)
tierra helada
13.
Islands in the Antilles are surrounded by _______, which are home to a wide variety of fish.
a)
hot spots
b)
coral reefs 
c)
volcanoes 
d)
freshwater lagoons
14.
What is the largest freshwater lake in Central America?
a)
Lake Nicaragua
b)
Lake Titicaca
c)
Lake Managua
d)
Lake Chapala
15.

A transportation route opened in 1914 and once controlled by the U.S.

a)

Titicaca

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Land Bridge

d)

Sedimentation

16.

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

a)

Titicaca

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Land Bridge

17.

The pampas are grassy, treeless plains in Argentina and Uruguay

a)

true

b)

false

18.

The Amazon is the longest river in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Llanos and the pampas are two grasslands areas in South America

a)

True

b)

False

20.

tierra helada and the puna are the lowest vertical climate zones in South America

a)

True

b)

False

21.

AN illustration that depicts the distribution of a population by age and gender

a)

population pyramid

b)

population density

c)

ethnic group

d)

metropolitan area

22.

Divides power between the national government and state or provincial governments

a)

population pyramid

b)

metropolitan area

c)

ethnic group

d)

Federal system

23.

A region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs

a)

Federal system

b)

Metropolitan area

c)

ethnic group

d)

population density

24.

People who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin

a)

Population pyramid

b)

metropolitan area

c)

Ethnic group

d)

federal system

25.

A dry grassland that has warm summers and harsh, cold winters

a)

Coriolis effect

b)

permafrost

c)

rain shadow

d)

Steppe

26.

permanently frozen soil beneath the ground's surface

a)

rain shadow

b)

Steppe

c)

Coriolis effect

d)

permafrost

27.

Causes winds to blow clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Rain Shadow

c)

Steppe

d)

Equinox

28.

A phenomenon that causes dry areas to develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Rain Shadow

c)

Steppe

d)

Equinox

29.

A day on which the sun is directly over the Equator

a)

Rain Shadow

b)

Coriolis Effect

c)

Equinox

d)

Steppe

30.

A phenomenon in which the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region reverse

a)

Biome

b)

EL Nino

c)

Solstice

d)

Desert

31.

A day on which the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn

a)

EL Nino

b)

Greenhouse Gas

c)

Solstice

d)

Greenhouse gas

32.

A substance such as methane or carbon dioxide that traps heat in the atmosphere

a)

Desert

b)

Biome

c)

Greenhouse gas

d)

Solstice

33.

A regional ecosystem with distinct plants and animals

a)

Greenhouse gas

b)

Biome

c)

Desert

d)

EL Nino

34.

An extremely dry area which supports very few plants or animals

a)

Biome

b)

Solstice

c)

Greenhouse gas

d)

Desert

35.

The spread of material and non-material characteristics from one culture to another

a)

Cultural Boundary

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Culture

d)

Free Enterprise

36.

A geographical border between two different cultures

a)

Culture

b)

Cultural Diffisusion

c)

Cultural Boundary

d)

Natural Increase

37.

The way of life of a group of people who share beliefs, customs, and material items

a)

Culture

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Natural Boundary

d)

Free Enterprise

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