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Geography: Latin America Geography and Map

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Latin America is made up of what regions?

a)

Mexico and Central America, Caribbean and South America

b)

Central America, North America, South America and Bahamas

c)

Caribbean, Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, South America

d)

South America, North America, Central America

e)

Mexico, Central America and South America

2.

Most of the population of Mexico is on the Coasts

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins two larger bodies of land is called an

a)

peninsula

b)

isthmus

c)

canal

4.

The Bahamas are in the Lesser Antilles.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The islands of the Caribbean like Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico etc are a part of

a)

Lesser Antilles

b)

Greater Antilles

6.

The Lesser Antilles and the Bahamas are part of an island group. Another name for island group is

a)

isthmus

b)

archipelago

c)

islanders

7.

The mountain chain that runs along the Western Coast of South America is

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre del Sur

c)

Sierra Madre Occidental

d)

Sierra Madre Oriental

8.

The mountain chain that runs along the Eastern Coast of Mexico is

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre del Sur

c)

Sierra Madre Occidental

d)

Sierra Madre Oriental

9.

The mountain chain that runs along the Southern part of Mexico is

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre del Sur

c)

Sierra Madre Occidental

d)

Sierra Madre Oriental

10.

The Southern most point of South America is called

a)

Cape Horn

b)

Cape of Good Hope

c)

Pampas

d)

Patagonia

11.

The largest tropical rain forest is

a)

Patagonia

b)

the Amazon

c)

Pampas

d)

Llanos

12.

The plateau, desert and mountain region that makes up a large portion of Argentina is called

a)

Patagonia

b)

the Amazon

c)

Pampas

d)

Llanos

13.

The longest river in South America and second longest in the world is the

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Thames

d)

Danube

14.

The Rio de la Plata is a river system that ends in a large _____________ (area where the river meets the ocean.)

a)

estuary

b)

isthmus

c)

tributary

15.

The highest lake in the world is

a)

Lake Tahoe

b)

Lake Titicaca

c)

Lake Amazon

d)

Lake Victoria

16.

This man made waterway in Central America links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Belize Canal

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Erie Canal

17.

The movement of people from rural areas to cities is called

a)

potable

b)

urbanization

c)

industrialization

d)

immigration

18.

A method of agriculture in which existing vegetation is cut down and burned off before new seeds are sown, typically used as a method for clearing forest land for farming is called ________________ farming.

a)

terrace

b)

slash and burn

19.

______________ farming is a farming technique introduced by the Inca for growing crops on the side of a mountain. This reduces soil erosion and allows for farming in difficult terrain

a)

terrace

b)

slash and burn

20.

The Highlands of Brazil end at steep cliffs at the edge of a plateau with a lowland or coastal area below. This is called an

a)

peninsula

b)

isthmus

c)

canal

d)

escarpment

21.

The river or stream which flows into a larger river is called a

a)

tributary

b)

estuary

c)

canal

22.

Which river is displayed on the map

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Rhine River

c)

The Danube River

d)

The Amazon River

23.

Which ocean covers the western coast of South America?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Indian Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

24.

Which ocean covers the eastern coast of South America?

a)

The Atlantic Ocean

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Southern Ocean

25.

Which man-made physical feature crosses the isthmus of Panama and serves as a major "shortcut" that allows ships to travel between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans?

a)

The Gulf of Mexico

b)

The English Channel

c)

The Panama Canal

d)

The Amazon River

26.

What mountain range is the 2nd largest in the world stretching 4,500 miles along the western coast of South America?

a)

The Himalayas

b)

The Sierra Madre Mountains

c)

The Alps

d)

The Andes

27.

Which mountain range has three major system of mountain ranges along the eastern, western, and southern coasts of Latin America?

a)

Sierra Madre Mountains

b)

The Pyrenees Mountains

c)

The Ural Mountains

d)

The Andes Mountains

28.
This country is ______.
a)
Mexico
b)
Bolvia
c)
Colombia
d)
Venezuela
29.
a)
Uruguay
b)
Paraguay
c)
Argentina
d)
Brazil
30.
a)

Colombia

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Panama

31.
a)
Haiti
b)
Dominican Republic
c)
Jamaica
d)
Cuba
32.
a)
Peru
b)
Ecuador
c)
Bolivia
d)
Chile
33.
a)
Honduras
b)
Nicaragua
c)
Panama
d)
El Salvador
34.
a)
Paraguay
b)
Peru
c)
Brazil
d)
Argentina
35.
a)

Nicaragua

b)

Panama

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Galapagos Islands

36.
a)
Belize
b)
Honduras
c)
El Salvador
d)
Costa Rica
37.
a)
Paraguay
b)
Uruguay
c)
Bolivia
d)
Chile
38.
a)
Guatemala
b)
Honduras
c)
El Salvador
d)
Nicaragua
39.
a)
Bolivia
b)
Paraguay
c)
Peru
d)
Chile
40.
a)
Mexico
b)
Honduras
c)
Belize
d)
Guatemala
41.
a)
Colombia
b)
Peru
c)
Ecuador
d)
Bolivia
42.
a)
Cuba
b)
Dominican Republic
c)
Haiti
d)
Puerto Rico
43.
a)
Venezuela
b)
Colombia
c)
Brazil
d)
Ecuador