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WorksheetsLatin America Ch. 1 Vocabulary
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
You start to travel along the river. You see a power plant using the power of the rushing water to make electricity you tell your friend, "This plant is making a type of power called ___."
a)
Water
b)
Tributary
c)
hydroelectricity
d)
Isthmus
2.
a strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land
a)
Land
b)
Island
c)
Peninsula
d)
Isthmus
3.
You go fishing frequently. You have heard that in many Latin American countries fish are an important _________.
a)
Part of a good meal
b)
natural resource
c)
part of keeping your heart healthy
d)
friend
4.
You're trying to describe a landform in the central part of Mexico. The altitude is high like a mountain, but the area is flat. This major landform in central Mexico is a (an) ____.
a)
plateau
b)
mountain
c)
hill
d)
shire
5.
What is electric power produced by rushing water.
a)
Magic
b)
Hydroelectricity
c)
Wind Power
d)
Battery Power
6.
You're flying from Columbia to Guatemala City. You can see the Caribbean Sea. You say, "On the other side of the strip of land is the Pacific Ocean. " You are flying over a (an) ____.
a)
peninsula
b)
luxury resort
c)
isthmus
d)
anthill
7.
As you travel further and further up the mountain, the temperature gets colder and colder and you know that ___ is affecting the climate.
a)
Evening
b)
Evolution
c)
Escalation
d)
Elevation
8.
You have heard all about ___, it warm ocean current that flows along the western coast of South America every few years.
a)
La Nina
b)
El Nino
c)
El Chappo
d)
El Rodeo
9.
Which of the following is considered Middle America?
a)
Central America
b)
Latin America & Central America
c)
Mexico & Central America
d)
Mexico & South America
10.
A long river in northern South America
a)
Nile River
b)
Susquehanna River
c)
Monongahela River
d)
Amazon River
11.
A dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year-round.
a)
Rain Forest
b)
Greenhouse
c)
Rain Galoshes
d)
Basin
12.
The height of land above sea level
a)
Escalation
b)
Evolution
c)
Elevation
d)
Evergreen
13.
A warming of the ocean water along the western coast of South America
a)
El Nino
b)
La Nina
c)
El Neener
d)
El Chappo
14.
flat grassland regions
a)
Plaid
b)
Pampers
c)
Pampas
d)
Plantation
15.
To add variety
a)
Diversity
b)
Diversify
c)
Divergent
d)
Dictator
16.
You are floating on the Maderia river, which is one of many South American rivers that flow into the Amazon. You are floating on a (an) __.
a)
tribute
b)
tributary
c)
tirade
d)
pampas
17.
Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs
a)
Spare change
b)
Natural resources
c)
National Registry
d)
Gold
18.
You take a long walk across some grassy plains and South America. You were walking across the ___.
a)
Panama
b)
Peru
c)
Pampas
d)
Pampers
19.
A river or stream that flows into a larger river
a)
Tributary
b)
Tribute
c)
Water
d)
Hydroelectricity
20.
A large raised area of mostly level land.
a)
Elevation
b)
Plateau
c)
Tributary
d)
Isthmus
21.
As you travel through Venezuela, you see many factories, farms, and minds. One of the people you meet tells you that Venezuela is trying to __ its economy.
a)
Diversity
b)
Diversify
c)
Economy
d)
Elevate
22.
The ways that services are produced and made available to people
a)
One Resource
b)
Economy
c)
Robbery
d)
Elevation
23.
A country's economy based largely on one resource or crop
a)
Economy
b)
One Resource Economy
c)
Diversify
d)
Isthmus
24.
A region of plains in Argentina and Uruguay; grazing ground for Argentina's cattle
a)
isthmus
b)
tributary
c)
pampas
d)
plateau
25.
A large raised area of mostly flat land
a)
isthmus
b)
tributary
c)
pampas
d)
plateau
26.
The height of land above sea level
a)
isthmus
b)
tributary
c)
El Nino
d)
elevation
27.
A rock-like substance formed from the skeletons of tiny sea animals
a)
El Nino
b)
elevation
c)
coral
d)
hydroelectricity
28.
A warm ocean current that flows along the western coast of South America
a)
El Nino
b)
elevation
c)
coral
d)
hydroelectricity
29.
To add variety
a)
El Nino
b)
elevation
c)
coral
d)
diversify
30.
Electricity produced by rushing water
a)
hydroelectricity
b)
El Nino
c)
elevation
d)
coral
31.
What hemisphere is Latin America located in?
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
32.
Which is NOT a region of Latin America?
a)
Mexico & Central America
b)
Caribbean
c)
United States & Canada
d)
South America
33.
Where do most of Mexico's people live?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Sierra Madre Mountains
c)
Central Plateau
d)
Gulf of Mexico
34.
What is coral made of?
a)
skeletons
b)
foam
c)
insects
d)
plants
35.
What can be said about the climate in Latin America
a)
it is always hot and sunny
b)
it is usually cold and snowy
c)
it is the same everywhere you go
d)
it is different from place to place
36.
What major mountain range is in Latin America?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Himalayas
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Andes Mountains
37.
What is located in the Amazon River Basin?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Central Plateau
c)
Amazon Rainforest
d)
Pampas
38.
What is the Amazon River used for?
a)
Food
b)
Hydroelectricity
c)
Transportation
d)
All of the above
39.
How were the Caribbean islands formed? (2 answers)
a)
Underwater mountains
b)
Coral
c)
Volcanoes
d)
Earthquakes
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