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Latin America Physical Geography

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which physical feature is in Mexico with high mountains & volcanoes?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Sierra Madre Mountains
2.
What is the purpose of the Panama Canal?
a)
to improve relations among South & Central America
b)
to provide a shorter route for trade
c)
to avoid ocean currents that could destroy ships
d)
to use all of South American ports for trade
3.
Which country contains the majority of the Amazon Rainforest?
a)
Peru
b)
Chile
c)
Mexico
d)
Brazil
4.
What do these have in common? deforestation, logging, clearing land for farming, roads, etc.
a)
air pollution in Mexico City
b)
destruction of rainforest in Brazil
c)
oil pollution in Venezuela
d)
bleaching of coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea
5.
Why can the climate of many South American countries be described as tropical?
a)
They aren't close to the equator.
b)
They have lots of dense forests.
c)
They have lots of rainfall.
d)
They are close to the equator.
6.
Which number on the map represents the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Which number on the map represents the Pacific Ocean?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.

The arrow on this map is pointing to what physical feature?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Orinico River

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Nile River

9.
The green X marks which of the following physical features?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Rhine river
10.
What man made structure was built in Central America in 1914 to create a water way from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Bering Strait
c)
Golden Gate Bridge
d)
Colombia-Venezuela Bridge
11.
You are in the largest and least explored region of Brazil, and it is raining. Where are you?
a)
the Brazilian Highlands
b)
the Amazon River Basin
c)
the Guiana Highlands
d)
the Mato Grosso
12.
Which physical feature stretches 4,500 miles along the west coast of South America?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Andes Mountains
13.

Identify Feature Located In The Green Area.

a)

Ornico River

b)

Gulf Of California

c)

Patagonia

d)

Pampas

14.

What Landform Is Labeled In Red is located at the southern tip of Chili and Argentina and is known as a land of extremes.

a)

Gulf Of Mexico

b)

Patagonia

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Pampus

15.

A large raised area of high land.

a)

pampas

b)

plateau

c)

coral

d)

isthmus

16.

This river is the second longest river in the world, stretching over 4,000 miles from Peru to Brazil. It is responsible for 20% of the earth's river water.

a)

Nile

b)

Mississippi

c)

St. Lawrence

d)

Amazon

17.

Flat grassland regions that are similar to the Great Plains.

a)

plateau

b)

tributary

c)

pampas

d)

isthmus

18.

Which of the following are key Latin American exports?

a)

Sugar

b)

Coffee and Cocoa Beans

c)

Fruits (Bananas)

d)

Fish

e)

All of the Above

19.

What is it called when you add variety to something?

a)

Seclusion

b)

Diversify

c)

Differentiating

d)

Inclusion

20.

An island in the Caribbean Sea which is one of the world's main producers of bauxite. Home to reggae music.

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Haiti

d)

Jamaica

21.

What profession do the majority of people in Latin America have?

a)

Teachers

b)

Taxi Driver

c)

Farmer

d)

Factory Worker

22.

True or False: South America's plants and animals are considered natural resources.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Lake Titicaca is located in which country?

a)

Peru

b)

Brazil

c)

Mexico

d)

Panama

e)

Columbia

24.

Which type of animal would you NOT find in the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

Jaguars

b)

Dolphins

c)

Sloths

d)

Anacondas

e)

Platypuses

25.

Select the grassland that is found east of the Andes in Venezuela and Columbia?

a)

Pampas

b)

Llanos

c)

Tierra del Fuego

d)

Atacama

26.

Skunks are common in the Pampas

a)

True

b)

False

27.

There are more than 1000 species of fish and animals that call the Orinoco river home.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

One of the driest places on Earth.

a)

Atacama Desert

b)

Patagonia

c)

Tierra del Fuego

d)

Pampas

29.

This famous archipelago is famous for its Wildlife viewing

a)

Galapagos Islands

b)

Tierra Del Fuego

c)

Falkland Islands

d)

Jamaica

30.

The pictured landform belongs to which landform region that is located north of the Amazon Rainforest

a)

Guiana Highlands

b)

Amazon River Basin

c)

Tierra del Fuego

d)

Southern Plateau

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