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6th Grade Latin America CA 6 Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is this?

a)

Mexico

b)

Argentina

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

2.

What country is this?

a)

Cuba

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Florida

d)

Panama

3.

What country is this?

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

United States

d)

Guatemala

4.

What country is this?

a)

Argentina

b)

Colombia

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

5.

What country is this?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Panama

d)

Colombia

6.

What country is this?

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Colombia

c)

Chile

d)

Panama

7.

What physical feature is shaded in green?

a)

Amazon Rain-forest

b)

Amazon River

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Atacama Desert

8.

What mountain range is this?

a)

Sierra Madre Mountains

b)

Sierra Maestra Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

9.

What mountain range is shaded on the map?

(What is the largest mountain range in Mexico?)

a)

Sierra Maestra Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

10.

What physical feature is this?

(What is the largest desert in South America and is located on the coast of Chile?)

a)

Mojave Desert

b)

Chihuahua Desert

c)

Sonora Desert

d)

Atacama Desert

11.

What river is this?

(What is the longest river in South America?)

a)

Rio Grandre

b)

Amazon River

c)

Orinoco River

d)

Para River

12.

What body-of-water/sea is this?

(What body of water surrounds the island of Cuba?)

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

13.

What body of water is this?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

14.

What ocean is shaded on the map?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlanta Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

15.

Which ocean is shaded in red?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Specific Ocean

16.

Which resource is owned entirely by the Mexican government?

a)

Avocados

b)

Coal

c)

Petroleum/Oil

d)

Tortillas

17.

Most of Mexico's population lives in which region?

a)

Northern Mexico

b)

Baja California

c)

Central Mexico

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

18.

Which continent is shaded green?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

19.

Which language is spoken in Brazil?

a)

Romance

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

Latin

20.

Where do most people live in Brazil?

a)

The coast

b)

The Amazon Rainforest

c)

Western Brazil

d)

Brasilia, the capital

21.

What is an import?

a)

How much money is earned through trade.

b)

A product that is traded.

c)

A product that is sent out of a country through trade.

d)

A product that is brought into a country through trade.

22.

What is an export?

a)

Money made from trading.

b)

A product that is sold/sent over to other country to trade.

c)

A product that is bought/brought into the home country from another country through trade.

d)

A trade good.

23.

Mexico SENDS the United States oil by trading with them. What is this an example of?

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

GDP

d)

GDP per capita

24.

Brazil RECEIVES automobiles from trading with the United States. What is this an example of?

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

GDP

d)

GDP per capita

25.

What is the main cause for why the Amazon Rainforest is getting smaller?

a)

Soil Erosion

b)

Desertification

c)

Air Pollution

d)

Deforestation

26.

What is the name of the AGRICULTURAL practice where farmers cut trees down, and burn the stumps in order to create new farmland?

a)

Slash-and-burn Agriculture

b)

No-till Agriculture

c)

Contour Plowing

d)

Industrialized Agriculture

27.

What is deforestation?

a)

The planting of trees.

b)

The destruction of forests.

c)

The planting of crops.

d)

Making planks of of lumber.

28.

What major environmental issue does Mexico City face?

a)

Desertification

b)

Deforestation

c)

Air pollution/Smog

d)

Habitat Loss

29.

What causes smog in Mexico City?

a)

Overpopulation

b)

Burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas, etc.)

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Sierra Madre Mountains

30.

How does the Sierra Madre Mountains help cause smog in Mexico City?

a)

Air pollution gets trapped by the surrounding mountains, and is forced back down into the city.

b)

The mountains do not contribute to smog.

c)

The mountains force the air pollution upward into the atmosphere.

d)

The coal that is mined in the Sierra Madre Mountains are burned by the residents of Mexico City to power the city.

31.

What are some solutions to Mexico City's smog issues?

(Select all that apply)

a)

Switching from nonrenewable energy (coal, oil, natural gas) to renewable energy sources (wind, solar, hydroelectric).

b)

Burning coal in the city instead of natural gas.

c)

Creating more green spaces within the city.

d)

Driving electric cars instead of gas powered cars.

32.

What are some of the main causes of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest?

(Select all that apply)

a)

Fishing

b)

Harvesting lumber

c)

Iron Ore Mining

d)

Farming

33.

What is the type of trade barrier that the US has on Cuba?

a)

Tariff

b)

Quota

c)

Subsidies

d)

Embargo