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Worksheetsgeography of latin america
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which number on the map represents the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
Which number on the map represents the Pacific Ocean?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
Which of these letters is CLOSEST to the Atacama Desert?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
The arrow on this map is pointing to what physical feature?
a)
Amazon River
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Caribbean Sea
d)
Sierra Madre Mountains
5.
The green X marks which of the following physical features?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Rhine river
6.
Which country is represented by #1?
a)
Brazil
b)
Mexico
c)
Colombia
d)
Panama
7.
Which country is represented by #4?
a)
Mexico
b)
Venezuela
c)
Colombia
d)
Peru
8.
Which country is represented by #7?
a)
Brazil
b)
Mexico
c)
Argentina
d)
Venezuela
9.
Which region of Latin America is circled in yellow?
a)
Mexico
b)
the Caribbean
c)
Central America
d)
South America
10.
Which physical feature is represented by #1?
a)
Pampas
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Amazon Basin
d)
Isthmus of Panama
11.
Which physical feature forms a natural border for Peru?
a)
Yucatan Peninsula
b)
Pampas
c)
Amazon River
d)
Andes Mountains
12.
The arrow on this map is pointing to what physical feature?
a)
Amazon River
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Caribbean Sea
d)
Sierra Madre Mountains
13.
Which number marks the approximate location of the Amazon Rain Forest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
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
15.
Which country contains the majority of the Amazon Rainforest?
a)
Peru
b)
Chile
c)
Mexico
d)
Brazil
16.
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.
17.
Which physical feature is in Mexico with high mountains & volcanoes?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Sierra Madre Mountains
18.
I am a manmade waterway that allows boats to travel a short distance from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific
a)
Amazon River
b)
Sierra Madre Mountains
c)
Lake Maracaibo
d)
Panama Canal
19.
I am the longest mountain chain in the world extending from Venezuela to Argentina
a)
Sierra Madres
b)
Andes
c)
Pyrenees
d)
Urals
20.
My mountain chain is divided along the western and eastern sides of Mexico
a)
Sierra Madres
b)
Andes
c)
Pyrenees
d)
Urals
21.
I am the largest Caribbean island located 90 miles below Florida
a)
Haiti
b)
Barbados
c)
Cuba
d)
St. Thomas
22.
The biggest river in the world in terms of gallons of water that originates in the Andes Mountains.
a)
Gulf or Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Amazon River
d)
Panama Canal
23.
Very large rainforest in South America that a very large river runs through
a)
Indian Rainforest
b)
Amazon Rainforest
c)
Costa Rica Rainforest
d)
Brazil Rainforest
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