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Latin America Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country speaks Portuguese based on the influence of the Portuguese colonizers?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Mexico

d)

Spain

2.

Which Latin American country is a member of NAFTA?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

U.S.

d)

Cuba

3.

Which of the following features is MOST directly related to Latin America's colonial legacy?

a)

Raw materials

b)

Volcanic activity

c)

Few natural resources

d)

Roman Catholic religion

4.

Which is TRUE about the Amazon River?

a)

It is the longest in North America

b)

It is the smaller river in the world

c)

It is the largest river system in the world

d)

It is the longest in the world

5.

Which mountain chain passes through seven countries in South America and is the longest chain in the world?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Andes

c)

Rockies

d)

Pyrenees

6.

When it is summer in Virginia, what season is it in Uruguay?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

7.

What physical feature lies to the western, leeward, side of the Andes Mountains?

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Sierra Madres

8.

The Brazilian government is struggling against farmers, miners, and ranchers to preserve what type of ecosystem?

a)

Desert

b)

Grasslands

c)

Rainforest

d)

Mountains

9.

The Inca city located in the Andes Mountains of Peru is -

a)

Tikal

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Rio de Janeiro

10.

What is the name of the large grassland located in Argentina?

a)

Northern European Plains

b)

Llanos

c)

Great Plains

d)

Pampas

11.

Which of the following is the definition of the division of a mountain region (particularly the Andes Mountains) into agricultural regions?

a)

Vertical Zonation

b)

Linear Mountains

c)

Altitudinal Sections

d)

Horizontal Delineation

12.

Which Latin American city suffers from heavy smog?

a)

Lima

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Richmond

d)

Mexico City

13.

Which cash crop is grown in the tierra templada zone?

a)

Coffee

b)

Corn

c)

Coconuts

d)

Sugar Cane

14.

Which indigenous civilization built Tikal?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

15.

Communal farmland in Latin America is known as a(n)

a)

Hacienda

b)

Ejido

c)

Subsistence Farming

d)

Terracing

16.

Brazil's capital city was moved to encourage people to move inland. What is Brazil's capital?

a)

Brasilia

b)

São Paulo

c)

Rio de Janeiro

d)

Caracas

17.

The Atacama Desert is rich in which natural resource?

a)

Water

b)

Iron ore

c)

Copper

d)

Lumber

18.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a cash crop?

a)

Coffee

b)

Sugarcane

c)

Bananas

d)

Potatoes

19.

Which two Latin American countries are members of OPEC?

a)

Venezuela & Ecuador

b)

U.S. & Canada

c)

Brazil & Mexico

d)

El Salvador & Guatemala

20.

The Itaipu Dam is located on which river in South America?

a)

Mackenzie River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Parana River

d)

Amazon River

21.

The Panama Canal connects -

a)

Arctic & Pacific Oceans

b)

Atlantic & Pacific Oceans

c)

Indian & Atlantic Oceans

d)

Pacific & Indian Oceans

22.

Most Latin American countries speak what language?

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Portuguese

d)

Spanish

23.

A city with a population of over 10 million is known as -

a)

Jumbo-city

b)

Megacity

c)

Suburb

d)

Llanos

24.

Which river forms part of the natural boundary between the U.S. and Mexico?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Rio Poqueno

c)

Amazon River

d)

Panama Canal

25.

Many Latin American and Caribbean countries experience a tropical climate because they are at which latitude zones?

a)

No Latitude

b)

Low Latitudes

c)

Mid-Latitudes

d)

High Latitudes