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Latin America Final Test Prep Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the languages below IS NOT is not one of the main and most spoken languages across all of Latin America?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

Dutch

2.

The Inca civilization constructed what is now the well-known ancient landmark called what?

a)

Tenochtitaln

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Chichen Itza

3.

What could you conclude as the most populated city in all of Latin America?

a)

Rio De Janeiro

b)

Mexico City

c)

Buenos Aires

d)

Sao Paulo

4.

Mexico is actually a federal republic made up of how many different states?

a)

50

b)

10

c)

13

d)

31

5.

What is the most commonly grown and exported fruit among all the countries located in Latin America?

a)

Bananas

b)

Coconut

c)

Pineapple

d)

Sugarcane

6.

In what country will you find the vast, amazing physical feature known as Angel Falls?

a)

Peru

b)

Mexico

c)

Venezuela

d)

Argentina

7.

What group of people were indigenous to the Yucatan Peninsula and parts of northern Central America?

a)

Mestizos

b)

Mayans

c)

Aztecs

d)

Peruvians

8.

The Amazon River has about how many tributaries, which makes it the leading river in the entire world in this category?

a)

100

b)

1000

c)

500

d)

5000

9.

Which country in Latin America would guess literally translates as meaning "Rich Coast?"

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Honduras

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Guyana

10.

What man-made waterway in Latin America acts as an important shipping route and gateway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans??

a)

Strait of Magellan

b)

Amazon River

c)

Panama Canal

d)

The Rio Grande

11.

The Atamaca Desert is found among the Andes Mountains primarily in which Latin American country?

a)

Chile

b)

Brazil

c)

El Salvador

d)

Suriname

12.

Which element of geography below DOES NOT impact or affect the climate of the lands and countries of Latin America?

a)

Elevation

b)

Nearness to the Equator

c)

Economic Activities

d)

Nearness to Water Resources

13.

The countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic combine as countries that are apart of what large island in the Caribbean?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Dominca

c)

Bermuda

d)

Hispaniola

14.

The country of Panama is a narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger landmasses that is commonly referred to by what term?

a)

Canal

b)

Isthmus

c)

Land Bridge

d)

Peninsula

15.

According to the Living on a Dollar a Day video, about how many people in our world live on a dollar or less every day?

a)

1 Thousand

b)

1 Million

c)

10 Million

d)

1 Billion

16.

What is the name for the vast area of flat, fertile grasslands good for growing wheat and soybeans, found primarily in Argentina?

a)

Pampas Region

b)

Patagonia

c)

Atacama

d)

Barbuda

17.

Mexico City was built on the ruins of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan that was originally created and built by what civilization?

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Mestizos

d)

Incas

18.

What are the only 2 landlocked countries in all of Latin America?

a)

Colombia and Venezuela

b)

Bolivia and Paraguay

c)

Suriname and French Guyana

d)

El Salvador and Nicaragua

19.

What physical feature will you find running down the center of the countries located in Central America?

a)

Deserts

b)

Mountains

c)

Waterfalls

d)

Plateaus

20.

What is the largest and most populated island country among all the islands and countries found in the Caribbean region of Latin America?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Cuba

d)

Aruba

21.

What country in Latin America is considered by many to be the longest country in the entire world?

a)

Cuba

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

22.

Which of these IS NOT one of the most common and profitable economic activities across all the regions and countries located in Latin America?

a)

Fishing

b)

Farming

c)

Mining

d)

Tourism

23.

Which country below IS NOT one of the countries found in the area of Latin America known as Middle America?

a)

Mexico

b)

Belize

c)

Costa Rica

d)

French Guiana

24.

What is the most popular and followed religion across all the countries found in Latin America?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Voo Doo

d)

Roman Catholic

25.

Which country in Latin America would you predict as being the only one with over 200 million people?

a)

Argentina

b)

Brazil

c)

Mexico

d)

Cuba

26.

Most of the people and populations located throughout the lands of Latin America live and work in what type of area?

a)

Industrial Regions

b)

Urban Megacities

c)

Rural Villages

d)

Coastal Shipping Ports

27.

We studied and learned that the border between which 2 countries is the 2nd longest border between any 2 countries in the world?

a)

Brazil and Argentina

b)

United States and Mexico

c)

Argentina and Chile

d)

Haiti and Dominican Republic

28.

Which feature of geography in Latin America IS NOT found in or on the Andes Mountains?

a)

Lake Titicaca

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

29.

The world's largest rain forest is found in and around what land feature in Latin America?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Strait of Magellan

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Amazon Basin

30.

Which lake in Latin America is the highest elevated lake in the world in which ships can still travel?

a)

Amazon Lake

b)

Lake Guatemala

c)

Lake Titicaca

d)

Gulf of Mexico

31.

Which country in Latin America is considered a territory of the United States?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

The Bahamas

d)

Cuba

32.

What term used to describe people of mixed native and European ancestry, is the most common ethnic group found in Mexico, Central America, and other parts of Latin America?

a)

Mestizos

b)

Guatemalans

c)

Aztecs

d)

Spanish

33.

What has determined the cultures and main languages of most of the lands and countries throughout Latin America?

a)

Crops grown there

b)

Physical geography

c)

Who settled there

d)

Location of the land or country

34.

What is the most commonly grown and exported product across all countries and areas of Latin America?

a)

Beans

b)

Rice

c)

Sugarcane

d)

Coffee

35.

What major river creates a border between the United States and Mexico?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Parana River

c)

Amazon River

d)

St. Lawrence River

36.

Which of these statements about the Amazon River IS NOT correct and accurate?

a)

It is the widest river in the world.

b)

It is the longest river in the world.

c)

It carries more water than any other river.

d)

It has more tributaries than any other river.

37.

What country below is considered by many to be the poorest country in all of the Western Hemisphere?

a)

El Salvador

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Haiti

d)

Jamaica

38.

Which of the countries below, located in the Caribbean, would not be considered part of the region of the world known as Latin America?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Cuba

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Dominican Republic

39.

What island group near Latin America, is located 300 miles east of Argentina in the South Atlantic Ocean, and is an overseas British Territory?

a)

Galapagos Islands

b)

The Bahamas

c)

The Virgin Islands

d)

Falkland Islands

40.

Which country in Latin America would you guess was named because of its location near the equator?

a)

Panama

b)

Ecuador

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Colombia