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Latin America: Physical Geography

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A large raised area of high land.

a)

pampas

b)

plateau

c)

coral

d)

isthmus

2.

A material or substance that is not man made but comes from the earth organically. There is a limited amount of these.

a)

plateau

b)

factory

c)

tributary

d)

natural resource

3.

A narrow strip of land that is surrounded by water on two sides and connects two larger bodies of land.

a)

isthmus

b)

tributary

c)

plateau

d)

coral

4.

Which of the following is an isthmus?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Central America

d)

None of the above.

5.

Skeletons of tiny sea animals that form together to make a rocklike substance over the course of hundreds of years.

a)

coral

b)

pampas

c)

tributary

d)

isthmus

6.

This river is the second longest river in the world, stretching over 4,000 miles from Peru to Brazil. It is responsible for 20% of the earth's river water.

a)

Nile

b)

Mississippi

c)

St. Lawrence

d)

Amazon

7.

What is the largest rainforest on planet earth? This rainforest is home to thousands of plants and animals. It is located in South America.

a)

Amazon

b)

Tongass

c)

Daintree

d)

Kinabalu

8.

Flat grassland regions that are similar to the Great Plains.

a)

plateau

b)

tributary

c)

pampas

d)

isthmus

9.

A Spanish country in Central America that borders the United States of America.

a)

Mexico

b)

Peru

c)

Venezuela

d)

Brazil

10.

A stretch of land 2,500 miles long from the United States border to South America. Eight countries are in this subcontinent, including Mexico.

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Central America

d)

Latin America.

11.

Tropical islands that are made of skeletons and underwater mountains. These include Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico.

a)

Central America

b)

Caribbean

c)

Latin America

d)

North America

12.

Which of the following is the main landform of Latin America?

a)

Mountains

b)

Bodies of Water

c)

Deserts

d)

All of the Above

13.

The fourth largest continent in the world that lies in the western and southern hemispheres.

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

14.

A warm ocean current on the western coast of South America that alters plant and fish life in the ecosystem there. This warm current brings hurricanes, tropical storms and droughts.

a)

El Nino

b)

El Chapo

c)

El Salvador

d)

Hurricane Katrina

15.

The height of land above sea level.

a)

irrigation

b)

cultivation

c)

calibration

d)

elevation

16.

This mountain range runs along the west coast of South America and is the second largest in the world.

a)

Sierra Nevada

b)

Sierra Madre

c)

Andes

d)

Appalachian

17.

This South American desert plateau is one of the driest places on planet earth, it lies west of the Andes Mountains in Chile.

a)

Sahara

b)

Atacama

c)

Namib

d)

Mojave

18.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

It is located in Central America.

b)

It is the largest rainforest in the world.

c)

The Amazon River is located in the rainforest.

d)

It is home to thousands of species of plants and animals.

19.

A region in in Chile and Argentina that encompasses the southernmost tip of South America. Included in this region are the Andes Mountains. The coast of the Atlantic, Southern and Pacific Oceans can be found here.

a)

Amazon

b)

Uruguay

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Patagonia

20.

What is the artificial waterway in Central America that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean? Thus, decreasing sailing time.

a)

Costa Rica Channel

b)

Chile Tributary

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Mexican Canal

21.

The use of power from rushing waters.

a)

hydroelectricity

b)

solar power

c)

staticelectricity

d)

wind power

22.

Which of the following are key Latin American exports?

a)

Sugar

b)

Coffee and Cocoa Beans

c)

Fruits (Bananas)

d)

Fish

e)

All of the Above

23.

What is it called when you add variety to something?

a)

Seclusion

b)

Diversify

c)

Differentiating

d)

Inclusion

24.

If Latin American countries do not diversify their economies, they are at risk of...

a)

not making money.

b)

other countries distributing similar products or items.

c)

not progressing and adapting to current trends.

d)

All of the Above

25.

The largest country by land size in South America, this country is one of the world's top producer of coffee beans and is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as the official language.

a)

Brazil

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Bolivia

d)

Colombia

26.

An island in the Caribbean Sea which is one of the world's main producers of bauxite. Home to reggae music.

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Haiti

d)

Jamaica

27.

What profession do the majority of people in Latin America have?

a)

Teachers

b)

Taxi Driver

c)

Farmer

d)

Factory Worker

28.

True or False: South America's plants and animals are considered natural resources.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Chile is the world's leading producer of what natural resource?

a)

cotton

b)

oil

c)

silver

d)

copper

30.

Most of Latin America was settled by European conquistadors or conquerors. Where were these conquistadors from?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Neither

d)

Both, Spain and Portugal