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Latin America Review

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the Amazon River located?

a)

The Sahara Desert

b)

The Amazon Rainforest

c)

Uluru

d)

The Andes Mountains

2.

What Natural Resource does the Amazon River provide?

a)

Water

b)

lumber/timber

c)

koalas

d)

kiwis

3.

What countries does the Amazon River run through?

a)

Ecuador & Colombia

b)

Brazil & Peru

c)

Chile

d)

Venezuela & Bolivia

4.

What Ocean does the Amazon River flow into?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

5.

What does the Amazon Rainforest provide?

a)

timber/lumber

b)

medicine/cures

c)

temperate climate

d)

water/fish

6.

Where is the Caribbean Sea located? (You can also include relative location)

(a)  

7.

Which countries are located in the Caribbean Sea?

a)

Belize, Costa Rica, & Guatemala

b)

Guyana, Honduras, & Mexico

c)

Nicaragua, Panama, & Venezuela

d)

All of the above

8.

Which resources does the Caribbean Sea provide?

a)

natural gas

b)

sun

c)

fish

d)

sand

9.
Which body of water holds many small island nations?
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Gulf of Mexico
10.

Body of water that borders the United States to the North and Cuba to the East

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

The Caribbean Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

11.

World's largest ocean that covers the western coast of South America!

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

12.

A major “shortcut” that allows ships to travel

between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

a)

Isthmus

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Strait of Hormuz

d)

Caribbean Sea

13.

2nd largest mountain range in the world along the west coast of South America!

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

14.

Mountain range in Mexico that has 3 major chains and volcanoes.

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Himalayan Mountains

15.

Located in Chile, its one of the driest places on Earth!

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Kalahari Desert

16.
What is the largest country in South America?
a)
Brazil
b)
Mexico
c)
Venezuela
d)
Colombia
17.
Which of the following regions make up Latin America?
a)
Mexico, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean
b)
Canada, United States, and Mexico
c)
South America
d)
Portugal and Spain
18.

What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Amazon River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Andes Mountains

19.

What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Pampas

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

20.

What Is The Yellow Box Surrounding?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Amazon River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

21.

Identify the physical feature the yellow box is circling.

a)

Amazon River

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Caribbean Sea

22.
Which is true of where people live in Brazil?
a)
Most live in the interior area, along the Amazon River.
b)
Most live along the coasts.
c)
Most live in rural areas for access to new technology.
d)
Most live in the southern area due to hot climate in the north.
23.

What mountain range runs north to south along the Pacific side of South America?

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

The Alps

24.

What body of water is west of South America?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

25.

What body of water touches Mexico on the East?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

26.

What body of water is located between Jamaica and Costa Rica?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

27.

What physical feature has a source and a mouth?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon River

c)

Amazon Basin

d)

Rocky Mountains

28.

What physical feature is primarily a rain forest?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon River

c)

Amazon Basin

d)

Atlantic Ocean

29.

This canal is almost 50 miles long.

a)

St. Lawrence canal

b)

Panama canal

c)

Atacama canal

d)

Cuban canal

30.

This body of water is an arm of the Atlantic ocean. The Mississippi River and Rio Grande empty out here.

a)

The Caribbean Sea

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Gulf of Mexico

d)

The Everglades

31.

These are main mountain ranges in Mexico.

a)

The Andes

b)

The Great Dividing Rnge

c)

The Alps

d)

The Sierra Madre Mountains

32.

What place is known as the "lungs of Earth" and produces more than 20% of the Earth's oxygen?

a)

The Ural Mountains

b)

The Everglades

c)

The Amazon Rainforest

d)

The Great Canyon

33.

What place is home to more than 40,000 different types of plants and 2.5 million insects?

a)

The Atacama Rainforest

b)

The Brazilian Highlands

c)

Uluru

d)

The Amazon Rainforest

34.

WHat desert is located in chile and is located inhigh elevation?

a)

The Atacama desert

b)

The tundra

c)

The Victorian desert

d)

The Lowland plains

35.

What place is located along the coastr of Chile and has an average temperature that is suprisingly cool?

a)

The Amazon rainforest

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Atacama desert

d)

Mexico City

36.

Very little people live in ______ Mexico due to minimal rainfall and the hot climate.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Coastal

d)

Mexico

37.

______ Mexico is one of the larges metropolitan areas in the world due to the temperate climate and plentiful rainfall.

a)

Southern

b)

Central

c)

Northern

d)

City

38.

Mostly poor American Indian farmers live in _____ Mexico due to the dense forests located here and the humid/tropical climate.

a)

Coastal

b)

Northern

c)

Central

d)

Southern

39.

__% of Mexico's land is suitable for farming.

a)

12

b)

4

c)

23

d)

59

40.

_______ Mexico is rich in minerals like silver,copper,zinc,iron, and oil.

a)

Central

b)

Coastal

c)

Northern

d)

Southern

41.

Oil is _____ most valuable/abundant natural resource.

a)

Colombia's

b)

Panama's

c)

Brazil's

d)

Mexico's

42.

______ is very important to Mexico's economy.

a)

Tourism

b)

Travel

c)

farming

d)

sugar

43.

Mexico sends about 80% of its exports to _________

a)

Canada

b)

US

c)

Chile

d)

Colombia

44.

Mexico has many types of land and varying climates

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Southern Mexico has a very cold climate.

a)

False

b)

True

46.

Brazil is the largest country in Latin America and has the ____ population.

a)

average

b)

least

c)

most

d)

okayish

47.

___ people live in the wild, undeveloped region of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

a)

Lots of

b)

few

c)

many

d)

meh

48.

The majority of Brazilians live in ___ Brazil along the ____ coast.

a)

eastern, Atlantic

b)

western, Atlantic

c)

eastern, Pacific

d)

western, Pacific

49.

Brazil's tropical climate helps grow important crops like _____, _____, and ______.

a)

wheat

b)

oranges

c)

coffee beans

d)

sugar cane

50.

Brazil is the #1 producer of coffee in the world.

a)

False

b)

True

51.

Brazil is rich in natural resources like ____, ____, ____, etc.

a)

bauxite

b)

oil

c)

iron

d)

diamonds

52.

Brazil's location on the ____ Ocean helps it ship all around the world.

a)

Pacific

b)

Arctic

c)

Atlantic

d)

Southern

53.

Which countries are Brazil's top trading partners?

a)

Argentina

b)

Mexico

c)

Panama

d)

US

54.

Few people live in Western Brazil due to it being covered in the Amazon Rainforest.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

_____ is the largest island in the Caribbean sea.

a)

Cuba

b)

Jamaica

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Panama

56.

Cuba's climate is Semi-tropical

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Cuba has some of the best doil in the Caribbean , which is good for growing _____, ____, and ______.

a)

trees

b)

coffee beans

c)

tobacco

d)

sugarcane

58.

Cuba lacks many mineral resources (other than oil and nickel) and _______.

a)

machines and chemicals

b)

cloth and drywall

c)

tobacco and lemons

d)

avacados and bananas

59.

Cuba does not trade with the US even though Florida is located 90 miles away.

a)

False

b)

True

60.

The US banned trade with Cuba because of its communist government.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Why has Cuba struggled economically since the early 1990's

a)

Because the US stopped trading with Cuba

b)

Because communist Soviet Union dissolved

c)

Because it is an island

d)

Because it is communist

62.

Today Cuba mainly trades with _____, and ______.

a)

China

b)

Colobia

c)

Venezuela

d)

US

63.

Those in rural Cuba typically work on ___.

a)

fishing

b)

factories

c)

farming

64.

About ___% of Cubans live in cities where they might work in factories making clothing, processed sugar, or cigars.

a)

50

b)

90

c)

75

65.

The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world

a)

False

b)

True

66.

The Amazon Rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest, famed for its biodiversity.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

The Caribbean Sea is an American Mediterranean Sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere

a)

True

b)

False

68.

The Gulf of Mexico is an arm of the of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by North America.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

a)

False

b)

True

72.

The Andes runs along South America's western side. From Venezuela in the north, the range passes through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile.

a)

False

b)

True

73.

The Sierra Madre Mountains are a major mountain range system that runs through western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California.

a)

False

b)

True

74.

The Atacama Desert is a desert in South America on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes Mountains. The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world.

a)

False

b)

True

75.

Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America

a)

False

b)

True

76.

Chile is a long, narrow country stretching along the Pacific Ocean coastline.

a)

False

b)

True

77.

Colombia is a country largely situated in the north of South America and contains part of the Andes and the Amazon Rainforest/river.

a)

False

b)

True

78.

Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Mexico is a country in the southern portion of North America.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Panama is a country on the isthmus linking Central and South America.

a)

False

b)

True

81.

In _______ Chile, the weather is generally rainy all year round falling as snow in much of the high altitude areas. However, in the coastal areas of the _____, the winters are rarely too cold and summers are comfortably cool.

a)

Southern, South

b)

Eastern, East

c)

Western, West

d)

Northern, North

82.

In the ______ regions, precipitation is much less which results in a much higher snow line in the mountains and a very desert-like climate in the areas nearer the coast. In fact, _____ Chile is one of the driest regions in the world.

a)

Southern

b)

Eastern

c)

Western

d)

Northern

83.

The ____ region of Chile experiences a climate much like that of the Mediterranean coastline with warm, dry summers, and moderately wet, cool winters. Though quite rare on the coast, this ____ region is susceptible to light snow and frost further inland.

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

c)

Central

d)

Coastal

84.

In ____ Chile, the weather is generally rainy all year round falling as snow in much of the high altitude areas. However, in the coastal areas of the ____, the winters are rarely too cold and summers are comfortably cool.

a)

Southern, South

b)

Western, West

c)

Coastal, Coast

d)

Northern, North

85.

Chile is very rugged with mountain ranges and several large islands off the ____. Generally speaking the weather is more moderate near the ____ and much colder in the mountains.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Coast

d)

East

86.

In Chile a mojority of people live in the ____ area due to its moderate temperatures.

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

c)

Central

d)

Coastal

87.

In Chile, not many people live in the ___ area because of its intense weather.

a)

Coastal

b)

Central

c)

Nothern

d)

Southern

88.

____ specializes in include fishing, logging, and forestry.

a)

Colombia

b)

Brazil

c)

Panama

d)

Chile

89.

_____ produces onions, oats, corn, wheat, pears, apples, grapes, garlic, asparagus, beef, timber, fish, wool, and poultry. (agriculture)

a)

Colombia

b)

Chile

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Cuba

90.

Chile exports alot of;

a)

Copper ore

b)

Refined copper

c)

Chemical woodpulp

d)

Fish fillets

91.

How much of Chile's land is areable?

a)

1.7%

b)

7%

c)

0.6%

d)

21%

92.

Which countries do Chile mainly export to?

a)

China

b)

US

c)

Japan

d)

Brazil

93.

Which countries do Chile mostly import from?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Brazil

d)

US

94.

Which natural resources does Chile have an abundance of?

a)

Copper

b)

Nitrate

c)

Timber

d)

Water

95.

Because of Colombia's proximity to the ____, the country does not experience very extreme climate changes throughout the year. Instead the weather is constantly temperate with a dry season that last from December to March.

a)

Equator

b)

Poles

c)

Water

d)

land

96.

The rainiest months in _____ are from May to July and from October to November.

a)

Ecuador

b)

Brazil

c)

Colombia

d)

Chile

97.

______'s temperatures can vary dramatically based on the altitude. _____'s coastal cities generally have year round daytime temperatures that cool off in the evenings. The inland daytime temperatures are generally like the evenings on the coast with temperatures in the 60s and 70s and evenings in the 40s or 50s. Because of these cool temperatures, it is a good idea to have on hand a warm sweater for evenings on the coast and a jacket for the high altitude lows.

a)

Panama

b)

Chile

c)

Colombia

d)

Peru

98.

The ___ economy is heavily dependent on exports of petroleum, coffee, and cut flowers. ____ is a founding member of the Pacific Alliance and has free-trade agreements with the U.S. and many other nations.

a)

Peruvian, Peru

b)

Brazilian, Brazil

c)

Cuban, Cuba

d)

Colombian, Colombia

99.

___________'s key exports to the US include oil, coal, nickel, gold, flowers, coffee, bananas, tropical fruits, textiles and clothing.

a)

Nicarague

b)

Cuba

c)

Colombia

d)

Bolivia

100.

_______ is the United States' third-largest export market in Latin America behind Mexico and Brazil

a)

Panama

b)

Chile

c)

Colombia

d)

Peru

101.

Currently, _____'s main trading partners include the United States, China, Germany, the Netherlands, and neighboring Mexico, Brazil, and Panama.

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

Colombia

d)

Cuba

102.

People in ___ mostly live in the Eastern areas due to the Andes being located in the west.

a)

Cuba

b)

Colombia

c)

Brazil

d)

Mexico

103.

This Countrie's most populated city/Capital is Bogota

a)

Panama

b)

Cuba

c)

Colombia

d)

Mexico

104.

How much of Colombia's land is arable? (This information may not be acurate / up to date)

a)

1.5%

b)

2%

c)

47%

d)

11%

105.

The days in ____ are generally hot, though the temperatures cool down significantly at night. The country is generally always very humid at about 80 percent. At higher elevations, the climate is much less tropical. The different mountain elevations result in temperatures varying from 50-66ºF.

a)

Chile

b)

Brazil

c)

Colombia

d)

Panama

106.

Which four natural resources are abundant and essential to Panama's economy?

a)

copper & mahogany forests

b)

shrimp & hydropower

c)

Wheat & dates

d)

Solar power and silk

107.

Which countries are Panama's main trading partners for exports? (2016)

a)

US & Colombia

b)

Costa Rica and Venezuela

c)

China & Singapore

d)

Mexico and Vietnam.

108.

Which countries are Panama's main trading partners regarding imports? (2016)

a)

China & Singapore

b)

UN

c)

US

d)

Mexico and Vietnam.

109.

How much of Panama is arable?

(As of 2016)

a)

7.6%

b)

8.9%

c)

23%

d)

2.5%

110.

A majority of citizens in _____ live on the coast due to generally tropical weather. Many of people also live on the coast because of the abundance of jobs (and the canal).

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

US

d)

Panama