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Latin America Review

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Country is #1?

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Peru

d)

Panama

2.

What Country is #2?

a)

Mexico

b)

Panama

c)

Peru

d)

Argentina

3.

What Country is #3?

a)

Cuba

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Colombia

d)

Argentina

4.

What Country is #5?

a)

Cuba

b)

Brazil

c)

Guatamala

d)

Mexico

5.

What Country is #6?

a)

Mexico

b)

Chile

c)

Brazil

d)

Cuba

6.
a)
Brazil
b)
Mexico
c)
Chile
d)
Panama
7.
a)
Mexico
b)
Panama
c)
Brazil
d)
Columbia
8.
a)
Panama
b)
Cuba
c)
Columbia
d)
Chile
9.
a)
Panama
b)
Cuba
c)
Chile
d)
Brazil
10.
a)
Columbia
b)
Brazil
c)
Chile
d)
Panama
11.
a)
Columbia
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
Panama
12.

What feature is 2 on the map?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Panama Canal

13.
What feature is 7 on the map?
a)
Amazon River
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Sierra Madre Mountains
d)
Panama Canal
14.
What feature is 8 on the map?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Sierra Madre Mountains
15.
What feature is 3 on the map?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Atacama Desert
d)
Caribbean Sea
16.

What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Amazon River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Andes Mountains

17.

What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Pampas

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

18.

What Is The Yellow Box Surrounding?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Amazon River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

19.

Identify the physical feature the yellow box is circling.

a)

Amazon River

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Caribbean Sea

20.

What feature does number 7 represent?

a)

Pampas

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Pacific Ocean

21.
What is the following Latin America Man-Made Feature?
a)
Lesser Antilles
b)
Sierra Madres
c)
Panama Canal
d)
Greater Antilles
22.

What physical feature is labeled with a number 2?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Ocean

23.

What physical feature is labeled with a number 7?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Amazon River

c)

Caribbean sea

24.
What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Amazon River
c)
Greater Antilles
d)
Andes Mountains
25.

What body of water is west of South America?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

26.

What physical feature extends along the western edge of South America?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon River

c)

Amazon Basin

d)

Appalachian Mountains

27.

Which is the correct spelling?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Andez Mountains

c)

Andes Mountins

d)

Andies Mountains

28.

Amazon Rainforest

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

29.

Sierra Mountains

a)

1

b)

6

c)

7

d)

9

30.

Panama Canal

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

8

31.

Amazon Rainforest

a)

6

b)

7

c)

9

d)

10

32.

Gulf of Mexico

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

9

33.

Caribbean Sea

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

10

34.

Atacama Desert

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

35.

Andes Mountains

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

Name the physical feature.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Amazon River

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Pacific Ocean

37.

The defeat of the Aztec Empire by Cortes and his army is known as part of the ________.

a)

NAFTA

b)

reggae

c)

Spanish conquest

d)

Institutional Revolutionary Party

38.

The trade agreement that is expected to contribute to the economic prosperity of the United States, Mexico, and Canada is known as ___________.

a)

Mercosur

b)

NAFTA

c)

United Provinces of Central America

d)

capoeira

39.

The people who built a great empire high in the Andes Mountains were the ____________.

a)

Brazil

b)

Spanish conquest

c)

Inca

d)

Mercosur

40.

The Latin American country with the largest territory as well as the largest population is ______________.

a)

Inca

b)

maquiladoras

c)

Brazil

d)

Spanish conquest

41.

Which of the following rivers begins in the Andes Mountains and flows eastward across South America to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Orinoco

c)

Parana

d)

Amazon

42.
 Mexico’s most profitable resource
a)
fish
b)
oil
c)
sugarcane
d)
silver
43.
What has been a major export for Cuba for the past 200 years?
a)
avocadoes
b)
tomatoes
c)
sugar
d)
pineapple
44.
This country is located in North America bordering U.S and has a dry, warm climate
a)
Venezuela
b)
Colombia
c)
Brazil
d)
Mexico
45.
Most people in Latin America live in ________  areas.
a)
rural
b)
forest
c)
urban
d)
none of these
46.
The Northern part of this country is mostly desert and very hot. The beaches on the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Oceans have a tropical climate. The mountains in the interior of the country have a more mild climate.
a)
Brazil
b)
Haiti
c)
Venezuela
d)
Mexico
47.
This large South American country has a mostly hot and tropical climate.
a)
Haiti
b)
Bolivia
c)
Mexico
d)
Brazil
48.
Which country is shaded on the map?
a)
Chile
b)
Colombia
c)
Cuba
d)
Panama
49.
How does the location of Brazil impact its ability to trade?
a)
Its location on the Atlantic Ocean makes trading with other countries easy
b)
The Atacama Desert helps Brazil trade with many countires
c)
Since it is a landlocked country, it is difficult for Brazil to trade
d)
Its location on the Gulf of Mexico helps Brazil trade
50.
Which natural resource does Mexico export that benefits its economy?
a)
iron ore
b)
oil
c)
lumber
d)
fish
51.
Which natural resource does Cuba export that benefits its economy?
a)
oil
b)
timber
c)
sugar cane
d)
coffee
52.
Which natural resource is major export of Brazil?
a)
timber
b)
sugar cane
c)
oil
d)
coffee
53.
Where is the population of Brazil the most dense?
a)
along the Amazon River
b)
along the coastal areas
c)
along the southern border
d)
in the interior (central) region
54.
Because Mexico has little arable land, where do many Mexicans seek work?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Southern Mexico
c)
The Sierra Madre Mountans
d)
Europe
55.
Cuba’s location on the ocean helps with which industry
a)
Fishing and tourism
b)
a.  Farming and manufacturing
c)
a.  Tourism and farming
56.
Carbon dioxide pollution causes what kind of health problems
a)
Cancer
b)
breathing
c)
cramping
d)
 spasms
57.
 The world gets about 20% of what resource from the Amazon Rainforest
a)
medicine
b)
oxygen
c)
rubber
d)
soybeans
58.
 What physical feature makes Mexico’s air pollution problem worse?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Amazon River
c)
PAnama Canal
d)
Sierra Madre Mountains
59.
What are the main sources of air pollution in Mexico?
a)
donkeys and horses
b)
fish and dolphins
c)
cars and factories
d)
Llamas and alpacas
60.
Which region of Mexico has the highest population (most people)?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Central Plateau where Mexico City is located
c)
PAcific Coast
d)
Caribbean Coast
61.
 Mexico does not have an abundance of farmland because the climate is:
a)
too cold
b)
too wet
c)
too dry
62.

The warm climate of Mexico is MOST helpful to which industry?

a)

fishing

b)

tourism

c)

manufacturing

d)

oil

63.

True or False, Mexico has much arable land.

a)

True

b)

False

64.
What is one way Mexico is trying to solve the problem of air pollution in Mexico City?
a)
working to preserve the Amazon rainforest
b)
encouraging people to use subways and buses
c)
banning the use of cars in the city
d)
limiting the number of people who can live in the city
65.
A serious environmental problem facing Mexico today is
a)
loss of the world's largest living coral habitat.
b)
air pollution in Mexico City.
c)
loss of the Amazon Rainforest.
d)
the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
66.
In an effort to improve air quality in the city, the government of Mexico City
a)
promotes the use of cars by all residents.
b)
has set aside large areas of forest in parks.
c)
encourages residents to use public transportation.
d)
increased the export of natural resources.
67.
Which is a problem associated with deforestation?
a)
More oxygen is available on the planet.
b)
Poor people earn money from selling trees.
c)
Native people have too much forest for their needs.
d)
There is less forest to produce goods that humans need.
68.
What is the main crop grown in areas of deforestation?
a)
cocoa
b)
rubber 
c)
soybeans
d)
Brazil nuts 
69.
How does geography play a role in Mexico City's air pollution problem?
a)
It is one of the world's largest cities.
b)
The city has views of distant snowcapped mountains.
c)
It lies in a bowl-shaped valley that traps air pollutants.
d)
The cars and factories send pollution such as lead, sulfur, and carbon monoxide into the air.
70.
What are the main sources of air pollution in Mexico City?
a)
intense sunlight
b)
the high altitude
c)
factories and cars
d)
cars that produce little or no air pollution
71.
Which solution is a way that the government is trying to reduce pollution in Mexico City?
a)
ignoring cars with exhaust problems
b)
reducing the number of buses and trains
c)
making sure the population continues to grow
d)
increasing the number of cars that produce little or no air pollution
72.

Which of the following contributes the LEAST to air pollution in Mexico City?

a)

vehicle emissions

b)

industrial activity

c)

desertification

d)

overcrowding

73.

The MOST pressing environmental concern for the residents of Brazil is

a)

industrial air pollution

b)

increasing water scarcity

c)

transboundary pollution from Bolivia

d)

the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest

74.

Air pollution levels in Mexico City are significantly greater than in other areas of Mexico because the city is

a)

sparsely populated

b)

situated at low altitude

c)

surrounded by mountains

d)

located far from major waterways

75.

The Andes Mountains run along the

a)

east coast of South America.

b)

west coast of South America.

c)

northern tip of South America.

d)

southern tip of South America.

76.

The Atacama Desert is located along the

a)

Pacific coast of South America.

b)

Pacific coast of Central America.

c)

Atlantic coast of South America.

d)

Atlantic coast of Central America.

77.

The Panama Canal connects which two bodies of water?

a)

the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean

b)

the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean

c)

the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

d)

the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

78.

The majority of the Amazon River is located within the borders of which South American country?

a)

Argentina

b)

Brazil

c)

Chile

d)

Colombia

79.

Which of the following is NOT a reason most Mexicans live in central Mexico?

a)

Manufacturing plants there provide most of the nation's jobs.

b)

Land and temperature in other areas are inhospitable.

c)

The air and water is much less polluted than in other areas.

d)

It has fewer extreme weather events than other areas.

80.

Demand for which resource has greatly contributed to the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

coal

b)

diamonds

c)

lumber

d)

oil

81.

The Sierra Madre Mountains are located in which of the following countries?

a)

Brazil

b)

Colombia

c)

Cuba

d)

Mexico

82.

Why is the population density of Cuba much greater than the population density of Brazil?

a)

Cuba has a smaller land area than Brazil.

b)

Brazil is largely agricultural, while Cuba is industrial.

c)

Brazilians emigrate at a much higher rate than Cubans.

d)

Life expectancy is much higher in Cuba than it is in Brazil

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