WorksheetsPhysical Geography of Latin America Test
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 16mins
Mexico has over 3,000 volcanoes because
it's lit.
it's near the border.
it's near multiple tectonic boundaries.
el nino.
Located in Chile and Peru, this is the driest desert in the world.
The Sahara
The Atacama
The Mojave
The Sonoran
What is an isthmus?
A canal.
A centerpoint.
A made up word.
A narrow strip of land.
In physical geography, what is a basin?
A bowl.
A dip in the earth's surface.
A river system.
A very bad sin.
What biome does the Amazon belong to?
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Chaparral
Temperate Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest
Which describes an effect of deforestation?
Slash and burn farming.
Increased biodiversity.
Growing more trees.
Loss of biodiversity.
Logging, ranching, and agriculture are leading to
deforestation.
grazing land.
ecotourism.
sustainable development.
Which landforms make it most difficult to create transportation routes in South America?
Andes Mountains
Isthmus of Panama
Pacific Ocean
Amazon Basin
Based on the image above, where do most people in Latin America live?
In Brazil.
Along the coast.
In the Andes.
In the interior of Latin America.
Which phrase best describes creating something that can preserve natural resources for the future?
Ecotourism
Conservation
Sustainable Development
Subsistence Agriculture
Europeans colonized Latin America because
they wanted natural resources.
they were escaping persecution.
they were getting crowded.
they were forced across the Atlantic.
What is being shown in the image above?
Enslavement.
Immunization.
Diversity.
Cultural Diffusion.
The global transfer of goods, plants, and animals during colonialism is called
the Atlantic Slave trade.
the Columbian exchange.
transportation.
cultural diffusion.
What language is spoken in Brazil?
English.
Spanish.
Brazilian Portuguese.
French.
Ecotourism, or tourism for nature, promotes what?
Conservation.
Communism.
Poverty.
Slash and burn agriculture.
Immunizations decrease or prevent
life expectancy.
poverty.
disease.
development.
Which word describes someone of both Spanish and native heritage?
Mestizo
Indigenous
Indian
Latino
By connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans the Panama Canal
pollutes both oceans.
increases earthquakes.
raises shipping costs.
reduces shipping time.
The impact of Spanish colonialism in Latin America is most evident in the
destruction of native populations.
language.
religion.
currency and banking.
In recent years Latin American migration has been most influenced by
war.
poverty.
disease.
push factors.
