WorksheetsLatin America: Physical Geography
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
A large raised area of high land.
pampas
plateau
coral
isthmus
A material or substance that is not man made but comes from the earth organically. There is a limited amount of these.
plateau
factory
tributary
natural resource
A narrow strip of land that is surrounded by water on two sides and connects two larger bodies of land.
isthmus
tributary
plateau
coral
Which of the following is an isthmus?
North America
South America
Central America
None of the above.
Skeletons of tiny sea animals that form together to make a rocklike substance over the course of hundreds of years.
coral
pampas
tributary
isthmus
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.
Nile
Mississippi
St. Lawrence
Amazon
What is the largest rainforest on planet earth? This rainforest is home to thousands of plants and animals. It is located in South America.
Amazon
Tongass
Daintree
Kinabalu
Flat grassland regions that are similar to the Great Plains.
plateau
tributary
pampas
isthmus
A Spanish country in Central America that borders the United States of America.
Mexico
Peru
Venezuela
Brazil
A stretch of land 2,500 miles long from the United States border to South America. Eight countries are in this subcontinent, including Mexico.
North America
South America
Central America
Latin America.
Tropical islands that are made of skeletons and underwater mountains. These include Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Central America
Caribbean
Latin America
North America
Which of the following is the main landform of Latin America?
Mountains
Bodies of Water
Deserts
All of the Above
The fourth largest continent in the world that lies in the western and southern hemispheres.
South America
North America
Asia
Africa
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.
El Nino
El Chapo
El Salvador
Hurricane Katrina
The height of land above sea level.
irrigation
cultivation
calibration
elevation
This mountain range runs along the west coast of South America and is the second largest in the world.
Sierra Nevada
Sierra Madre
Andes
Appalachian
This South American desert plateau is one of the driest places on planet earth, it lies west of the Andes Mountains in Chile.
Sahara
Atacama
Namib
Mojave
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Amazon Rainforest?
It is located in Central America.
It is the largest rainforest in the world.
The Amazon River is located in the rainforest.
It is home to thousands of species of plants and animals.
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.
Amazon
Uruguay
Panama Canal
Patagonia
What is the artificial waterway in Central America that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean? Thus, decreasing sailing time.
Costa Rica Channel
Chile Tributary
Panama Canal
Mexican Canal
The use of power from rushing waters.
hydroelectricity
solar power
staticelectricity
wind power
Which of the following are key Latin American exports?
Sugar
Coffee and Cocoa Beans
Fruits (Bananas)
Fish
All of the Above
What is it called when you add variety to something?
Seclusion
Diversify
Differentiating
Inclusion
If Latin American countries do not diversify their economies, they are at risk of...
not making money.
other countries distributing similar products or items.
not progressing and adapting to current trends.
All of the Above
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.
Brazil
Nicaragua
Bolivia
Colombia
An island in the Caribbean Sea which is one of the world's main producers of bauxite. Home to reggae music.
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Haiti
Jamaica
What profession do the majority of people in Latin America have?
Teachers
Taxi Driver
Farmer
Factory Worker
True or False: South America's plants and animals are considered natural resources.
True
False
Chile is the world's leading producer of what natural resource?
cotton
oil
silver
copper
Most of Latin America was settled by European conquistadors or conquerors. Where were these conquistadors from?
Spain
Portugal
Neither
Both, Spain and Portugal
