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Latin America

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In South America you can find the Andes Mountains...
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The Atacama Desert can be found in which Latin American country?
a)
Columbia
b)
Cuba
c)
Panama
d)
Chile
3.
Except for Mexico City, most of the population in Latin America is located
a)
along the coastlines
b)
in the Amazon Rainforest
c)
Paraguay
d)
in the Andes Mountians
4.
Where is the Amazon River Basin located
a)
Mexico
b)
Brazil
c)
Haiti
d)
Uruguay
5.
The island of Hispaniola has what 2 countries on it?
a)
Russia and England
b)
Brazil and Peru
c)
Haiti and Dominican Republic
d)
Jamaica and The Bahamas
6.

Spanish colonization influenced Latin America by contributing

a)

The

Spanish language became to official language of all counties in Latin America

b)

The Spanish language and Catholicism were introduced

c)

The Muslim religion spread throughout Central America

7.

Mountains create a barrier around the Atacama Desert which contributes to _____________

a)

heavy rainfall

b)

being the driest place on earth

c)

having many hurricanes

d)

having major rainforest and vegetation

8.

The Incas used __________ _________ as an adaptation to the physical geography of their land.

a)

Terrace Farming

b)

Night Fishing

c)

Large Boats

d)

Slash and Burn

9.

Mestizos are

a)

Native American

b)

Spanish

c)

African and Spanish blend

d)

Native American and Spanish blend

10.
What geographic feature stretches West to East across South America?
a)
Amazon Basin
b)
The Pampas
c)
The Nile River
d)
Mount Everest
11.
Explosive population growth in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has contributed to what situation?
a)
overcrowding in slums
b)
conflict between groups
c)
Beyonce getting upset
d)
turtles being slow
12.
What causes deforestation of the rain forests?
a)
birds
b)
climate change
c)
People clear areas for farmland and use trees for wood.
d)
unicorns
13.
What religion is practiced by about 80 percent of South Americans today?
a)
Witchcraft
b)
Catholicism
c)
Protestantism
d)
Andersonism
14.
What is the region called the Pampas known for?
a)
grapes and olives
b)
abundant crops & cattle industry
c)
the running man
d)
dabbing
15.
Which European country colonized Haiti?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Britain
16.
Where was the only successful slave revolt in history?
a)
Cuba
b)
Ecuador
c)
Haiti
d)
Venezuela
17.

The most powerful Native Americans in South America were the

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Mayan

18.

Native Americans who were prominent in southern Mexico and Central America

a)

Aztec

b)

Mayan

c)

Inca

19.

The largest country in South America

a)

Argentina

b)

Cuba

c)

Venezuela

d)

Brazil

20.

Major exporter of petroleum in South America

a)

Cuba

b)

Venezuela

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

21.

Factories in Mexico that assemble imported materials created and encouraged to help build the Mexican economy

a)

Emprisarios

b)

Patagonia

c)

Maquiladoras

d)

Por favor

22.

Central American canal built to shorten the trip between the Atlantic and Pacific at the cost of over 20,000 lives

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Corinth Canal

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Kial Canal

23.

Major crop produced in Argentina

a)

Coffee

b)

Sugar

c)

Wheat

d)

Soybeans

24.

What is this?

a)

Atacama Desert

b)

Cuba

c)

Cape

d)

Amazon Rainforest

25.

What is this?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Lake of the Ozarks

26.

What is this?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Parana River

c)

Nile River

d)

Mississippi River

27.

What is this?

a)

Cape Horn

b)

Southern Tip

c)

Orientation

d)

Panama

28.

What is this?

a)

Andes Mtns.

b)

Rocky Mtns.

c)

Sierra Madre Mtns.

d)

Ecuador

29.

What is located at the red dot?

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Niagara Falls

c)

Andes Mtns.

d)

Chile

30.

What is this?

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Angel Falls

d)

Cape Horn

31.

What is this?

a)

Parana River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Andes Mtns.

d)

Caribbean Sea

32.

What does the blue line represent?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Andes Mtns.

d)

Gulf of Mexico

33.
a)

Cuba

b)

Haiti

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Texas

34.
a)

Argentina

b)

Arkansas

c)

Colombia

d)

Angel Falls

35.
a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Cuba

d)

Chile

36.
a)

Peru

b)

Colombia

c)

Brasilia

d)

Chile

37.
a)

Venezuela

b)

Peru

c)

Cuba

d)

Colombia

38.
a)

Chile

b)

Argentina

c)

Bolivia

d)

Sierra Madre

39.
a)

Colombia

b)

Venezuela

c)

Brazil

d)

Panama

40.
a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Bolivia

d)

Mexico

41.
a)

Ecuador

b)

Bolivia

c)

Chile

d)

Venezuela

42.

What is this?

a)

Sierra Madre Mtns.

b)

Your Madre Mtns.

c)

Amazon River

d)

Andes Mtns.

43.

What percent of Latin Americans live in the cities?

a)

30 %

b)

20%

c)

100%

d)

70%

44.

Latin American cities struggle with poor living conditions, limited resources, and pollution due to

a)

a thriving economy

b)

High Literacy Rate

c)

Overcrowding

d)

High Standard of Living

45.

A push factor to Latin American cites would be due to a lack of fertile soil to produce agriculture

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Bonus: Above is a picture of what city in Latin America?

a)

Mexico City

b)

Tokyo

c)

Rio de Janeiro

d)

São Paulo

47.

Cuba and Jamaica are examples of __________________ islands.

a)

Hawaiian Islands

b)

Eastern Islands

c)

Caribbean Islands

d)

Southern Islands

48.

In the photo, number 1 is....

a)

United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

49.

The country of Chile is represented by which number?

a)

15

b)

16

c)

19

d)

21

50.

Which number represents Brazil?

a)

1

b)

15

c)

9

d)

8

51.

Where is Colombia located?

a)

11

b)

21

c)

9

d)

15

52.

Where is Panama located on this map?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

11

d)

2

53.
Which country is letter C?
a)
Cuba
b)
Mexico
c)
Colombia
d)
Brazil
54.
What is location 2?
a)
Mexican Plateau
b)
Sierra Madre
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Yucatan Peninsula
55.
What is location 3?
a)
Amazon Basin
b)
Pampas
c)
Sierra Madre
d)
Brazilian Highlands
56.
What is location 4?
a)
Yucatan Peninsula
b)
Isthmus of Panama
c)
Cape Horn
d)
Mexico Plateau
57.
What is location 6?
a)
Lake Titicaca
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Pampas
58.
What is location 7?
a)
Sierra Madre Occidental
b)
Isthmus of Panama
c)
Atacama Desert
d)
Pampas
59.
What is location 9?
a)
Amazon Basin
b)
Pampas
c)
Lake Titicaca
d)
Cape Horn
60.
What is location 13?
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Amazon River
d)
Lake Titicaca
61.

6, 7, and 8 are known as what?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre Mountains

c)

Amazon Basin

d)

Brazilian Highlands

62.

The ​ (a)   (b)   make up the West Indies.

Choose from the below words
Lesser Antilles
Greater Antilles
Brazilian Highlands
Greater Antillies
Cuba
63.
Name this Latin American country.
a)
El Salvador
b)
Mexico
c)
Belize
d)
Nicaragua
64.

One of the uses of rivers in Central America is to provide...

a)

Nuclear power.

b)

Hydroelectricity

c)

Wind power.

d)

Solar engery.

65.

What is this?

a)

Atacama Desert

b)

Cuba

c)

Cape

d)

Amazon Rainforest

66.

What is the name of this landmark?

a)

Statue of Jesus Christ

b)

Statue of Christ The Redeemer

c)

Statue of Liberty

67.

Where is the statue of Christ The Redeemer located?

a)

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

b)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

c)

New York, USA

d)

São Paulo, Brazil

68.

What is the country in red?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Uruguay

c)

Bolivia

d)

Peru

69.

What is the country in red?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Bolivia

c)

Brazil

d)

Peru

70.

What is the country in red?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Uruguay

c)

Bolivia

d)

Falklands

71.

What is the country in red?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Columbia

c)

Peru

d)

Venezuela

72.

What is the country in red?

a)

Peru

b)

Paraguay

c)

Brazil

d)

Bolivia

73.

What is the country in red?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

c)

Guyana

d)

Argentina

74.
O represents what river? 
a)
Orinoco
b)
Paraguay
c)
Parana
d)
Straight of Magellan 
75.
J represents what physical feature? 
a)

Sao Francisco River

b)

Paraguay River

c)
Rio de la Plata
d)

Parana River

76.
P represents which river in South America? 
a)
Orinoco
b)
Parana
c)
Paraguay
d)
Amazon
77.

What major river flows through Venezuela?

a)

The Orinoco

b)

The Parana

c)

The Amazon

d)

The Magdalena

78.

Which of these are geographical regions of Latin America?

​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Deserts
River Basins
Coastal Plains
Mountains or Highlands
Coniferous Forests
79.

Where is the Atacama Desert located?

a)

Mexico

b)

Colombia

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

80.

Which Caribbean island country is directly south of Florida?

a)

Cuba

b)

Panama

c)

South Florida

d)

Mexico

81.
Which number represents the country of Colombia?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
82.

Chile is east of the ______________and bordered by the _____________ to the east.


Which of the following complete the statement?

a)

Atlantic Ocean, Amazon Rainforest

b)

Pacific Ocean, Andes Mountains

c)

Caribbean Sea, Amazon River

d)

Gulf of Mexico, Sierra Madre Mountains

83.

Which of the following is an important natural resource for Mexico?

a)

oil

b)

timber

c)

cotton

d)

tourism

84.

Identify Feature Located In The Green Area.

a)

Ornico River

b)

Gulf Of California

c)

Patagonia

d)

Pampas

85.

What Landform Is Labeled In Red?

a)

Gulf Of Mexico

b)

Patagonia

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Pampus

86.

What country is this?

a)

French Guiana

b)

Guyana

c)

Venezuela

d)

Brazil

87.

What country is this?

a)

Suriname

b)

French Guiana

c)

Guyana

d)

Peru

88.

Identify B

a)

Guatemala

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Mexico

d)

Colombia

e)

Belize

89.

Identify C

a)

Guatemala

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Mexico

d)

Colombia

e)

Belize

90.

Identify D

a)

Guatemala

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Honduras

d)

Venezuela

e)

Belize

91.

Identify E

a)

Guatemala

b)

Paraguay

c)

Honduras

d)

Venezuela

e)

El Salvador

92.

Identify F

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Paraguay

c)

Ecuador

d)

Cuba

e)

El Salvador

93.

Identify G

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Paraguay

c)

Ecuador

d)

Cuba

e)

Costa Rica

94.

Identify M

a)

French Guiana

b)

Guyana

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

e)

Suriname

95.

Identify U

a)

Ecuador

b)

Argentina

c)

Uruguay

d)

Paraguay

e)

Chile

96.

Identify W

a)

Haiti

b)

Jamaica

c)

The Bahamas

d)

Paraguay

e)

Cuba

97.

Identify Z

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Jamaica

c)

Ecuador

d)

Puerto Rico

e)

Costa Rica