WorksheetsAKS 48 and 49 Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the MAJOR Environmental concern that we discussed facing Mexico City today?
Deforestation of the Rainforest
Acid Rain in the Chiapas
Air Pollution
Poverty
What does the word "populous" mean?
Very few people
Densely populated
The total number of people in a city
Sparsely populated
Which of the following is a MAJOR cause of the clearing of land in the rainforest?
Making room for Cattle Ranching and farming
Indigenous people needing land to live on
Pollution of the Amazon River
Creating new mass transit systems to stop air pollution
Which of the following is a possible solution to the deforestation problem in the Amazon?
Creating laws to protect certain areas of the rainforest
Encourage more farming and ranching in the rainforest to feed the hungry citizens
Buying more trees from the illegal loggers in the rainforest
Develop new cities in the rainforest to help with over crowded cities along the coastlines
What is the name of the physical feature that dominates the northern part of South America and Brazil?
Amazon Basin (Rain Forest / Amazon River)
Alps Mountains
Atacama Desert
Andes Mountains
What MAN-MADE feature has a major negative impact on the air pollution problem in Mexico City?
Cars and Factories
Gulf of Mexico
Sierra Madre Mountains
Mass Transportation
Which of the following is a MAJOR effect of the clearing of land in the rainforest?
There is less food for people to buy from Brazil
Many plants and animal species are becoming extinct
Pollution decreases in the Amazon River
Mass transit systems are created to help stop air pollution
What GEOGRAPHICAL feature has a major negative impact on the air pollution problem in Mexico City?
Cars and Factories
Gulf of Mexico
Sierra Madre Mountains
Mass Transportation
What is a solution that we discussed to help solve the air pollution problem in Mexico City?
Use more coal burning power plants
Cut a passage way through the mountains for airflow
Make several million people leave the city to help reduce air pollution
Use mass transportation like buses and trains to help keep millions of cars off the roadway
Approximately how much of the world's oxygen comes from the Amazon Rainforest?
80%
100%
20%
5%
What is the MAJOR environmental concern facing Brazil today?
Air Pollution in Brasilia, Brazil
Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest
Over population in Rio de Janiero
Pollution of the Amazon River
Which of the following is a negative EFFECT of the poor air quality in Mexico City?
More wind power plants are being built
People are starting to walk and ride bikes more around the city
Increases in respiratory problems (lung sicknesses) among citizens
The use mass transportation like buses and trains to help keep millions of cars off the roadway
What is the name of the physical feature that surrounds the coasts of Mexico and has a high plateau in the center?
Amazon Basin
Sierra Madre Mountains
Panama Canal
Gulf of Mexico
What is the name of the physical feature that dominates the western part of South America?
Amazon Basin (Rain Forest / Amazon River)
Atacama Desert
Alps Mountains
Andes Mountains
What is the name of the physical feature that is located in northern Chile between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains?
Amazon Basin (Rain Forest / Amazon River)
Atacama Desert
Andes Mountains
Alps Mountains
The Panama Canal connects what two bodies of water?
Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean and the Amazon River
What country is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Andes Mountains the east, and contains the Atacama Desert in its northern border?
Colombia
Mexico
Brazil
Chile
What are the three regions of Latin America?
Mexico, North America, and South America
Mexico and Central America, North America, and South America
North America, The Caribbean Islands, and Mexico
Mexico and Central America, The Caribbean Islands, and South America
