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Latin America Mapping Lab Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 5hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country contains the narrow isthmus that connects Central America to South America?

a)

Panama

b)

Brazil

c)

Mexico

d)

Argentina

2.
What is the most common vegetation in Latin America, especially in the Amazon Basin?
a)
Desert
b)
Highlands
c)
Broad-leaf Evergreen Forest
d)
Desert Scrub
3.
Which of the following cities in Latin America is the largest one north of the Equator?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Havana
c)
La Paz
d)
Brasilia
4.

Which of the following cities are the largest cities south of the Equator?

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Sao Paulo

c)

Rio De Janeiro

d)

Lima

e)

Mexico City

5.
Which of these physical features runs through the countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Amazon River
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
Caribbean Sea
6.
What resource is most abundant in Latin America north of the equator?
a)
Petroleum (oil)
b)
Hydroelectric Power
c)
Uranium
d)
Coal
7.
Which of these Latin American countries has the largest desert scrub vegetation zone?
a)
Mexico
b)
Peru
c)
Cuba
d)
Belize
8.
Which Latin American country has one of the poorest economies?
a)
Paraguay
b)
Uruguay
c)
Costa Rica
d)
El Salvador
9.
What region includes countries such as: Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Jamaica.
a)
South America
b)
Latin America
c)
Central America
d)
North America
10.
Which ocean is to the East of Brazil?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
11.
Which ocean is West of Peru?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Amazon Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
12.
Which map component would help you discover the "Highlands Climate in Lima, Peru"?
a)
Map Key
b)
Latitude and Longitude
c)
Map Scale
d)
Compass Rose
13.

Which two Latin American countries have the most desert vegetation?

a)

Peru

b)

Chile

c)

Brazil

d)

Bolivia

e)

Panama

14.

Which three Latin American countries have the most land for livestock raising?

a)

Argentina

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

e)

Cuba

15.

How many people live the urban center of Buenos Aires?

a)

6 million

b)

7 million

c)

8 million

d)

9 million

16.

Which of the following are not the most typical uses of land in the countries of Central America?

a)

Hunting and Gathering

b)

Trade and Manufatoring

c)

Commercial Fishing and Forestry

d)

Commercial and Subsistence Farming

17.
Which country along South America's west coast has 5 different climate zones, including Mediterranean?
a)
Argentina
b)
Brazil
c)
Chile
d)
Mexico
18.

Which of these countries and/or territories has the lowest population density in Latin America?

a)

Suriname

b)

Guyana

c)

French Guiana

d)

Brazil

19.

Which country has the most land devoted to livestock raising in Latin America?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Mexico

d)

Peru

20.

NAME THE LOCATION.

a)

Pampas

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Amazon Basin

d)

Cape Horn

21.

NAME THE LOCATION

a)

Amazon River

b)

Amazon Basin

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Sierra Madre Occidental

22.

NAME THE LOCATION.

a)

Sierra Madre Occidental

b)

Mexican Plateau

c)

Yucatan Peninsula

d)

Pampas