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U2 L5 Physical Geography of Latin America

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest and most important river system in South America?

a)

the Amazon

b)

the Orinoco

c)

the Rio Grande

d)

the Rio de la Plata

2.

People around the world rely on the Amazon Rainforest for all of the following resources except _________

a)

Water

b)

medicinal resources

c)

oil

d)

oxygen

3.

Panama is considered a(n) ____________, or a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landforms

a)

isthmus

b)

llano

c)

pampas

d)

estuary

4.

Because they stretch across 4,500 miles, the ______________ mountains are considered the world's longest mountain range

a)

Appalachian

b)

Rocky

c)

Andes

d)

Sierra Madre

5.

Which of the following major bodies of water does not surround Latin America?

a)

the Pacific Ocean

b)

the Atlantic Ocean

c)

the Caribbean Sea

d)

the Mediterranean Sea

6.

The Argentinian grasslands shown in the photo are called the _______________ and are one of the world's most productive agricultural areas

a)

Llanos

b)

Estuaries

c)

Peninsulas

d)

Pampas

7.

The peak above is part of the _____________, a chain of volcanic mountains that runs through the middle of Central America

a)

Sierra Madre Occidentals

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Sierra Madre Orientals

d)

Central Highlands

8.

The Ring of Fire, shown on the map above, is a zone of ______________ activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean

a)

sinkhole

b)

hurricane

c)

tectonic

d)

storm

9.

in 2010. ____________ experienced a major ____________, a disaster that struck outside the city of Port-Au - Prince.

a)

Haiti .... earthquake

b)

Peru .... flood

c)

Brazil ..... landslide

d)

Chile .... earthquake

10.

The image traces the paths followed by _______________ over the course of the past 150 years. These events can affect the Caribbean in devastating ways.

a)

hurricanes

b)

floods

c)

tectonic activities

d)

earthquakes