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SS6G2

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which country is in RED?
a)
Peru
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Brazil
2.
This country shares a border with the United States.
a)
Mexico
b)
Cuba
c)
Panama
d)
Boliva
3.

Mountain range in Mexico that has 3 major chains and volcanoes.

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Himalayan Mountains

4.

Located in Brazil, it is the largest tropical rain forest in the world! It covers about 1/3 of South America.

a)

Indian Rain Forest

b)

Congo Rain Forest

c)

Madagascar Rain Forest

d)

Amazon Rain Forrest

5.
Match the word to the definition:
destruction or loss of forests; this is an environmental issue in Brazil
a)
acid rain 
b)
environment
c)
deforestation
d)
atmosphere
6.
Match the word to the definition:
capital city of Mexico where air pollution is a major environmental concern
a)
Cancun
b)
Mexico City
c)
Guadalajara
d)
Monterrey 
7.
What is the largest enviromental concern for Mexico City?
a)
Smog / Air Pollution
b)
Extraction of Natural Resources
c)
Deforestation
d)
Over-production of Oil (spills/ leaks)
8.
Cattle ranching, road building, and the development of new settlements were the cause of _____ in _______.
a)
Air Pollution/Brazil
b)
Oil Pollution/Mexico
c)
Air Pollution/Venezuela
d)
Deforestation/Brazil
9.

A major “shortcut” that allows ships to travel

between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

a)

Isthmus

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Strait of Hormuz

d)

Caribbean Sea

10.

2nd largest river in the world! It contains 20% of all fresh water in the world! It also serves as a natural highway!

a)

Amazon River

b)

Nile River

c)

Chattahoochee River

d)

Rhine River

11.
How does the physical geography of Mexico make their smog situation worse?
a)
The dense urban population 
b)
It is surrounded by mountains, that traps in air pollutants
c)
The Amazon River filling with the pollution from factories
d)
The citizens of Mexico City having higher medical costs due to breathing bad air
12.

Over 75 percent of the people in Mexico live in __________ areas.

a)

rural

b)

urban

c)

coastal

d)

mountain

13.
What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Amazon River
c)
Greater Antilles
d)
Andes Mountains
14.
Where is Brazil
a)
90 Miles south of Florida
b)
Eastern Side of South America
c)
Below the Danube River
d)
The boot shaped country
15.

Where do most people live in Cuba?

a)

in cities

b)

in rural areas

c)

on farms

d)

on the beach

16.

Who is Brazil's largest trading partner?

a)

The United States

b)

Cuba

c)

France

d)

Chile

17.
 Mexico’s most profitable resource
a)
fish
b)
oil
c)
sugarcane
d)
silver
18.
What has been the major export for Cuba for the past two hundred years? 
a)
fish
b)
fruits 
c)
sugar
d)
coffee
19.
 The world gets about 20% of what resource from the Amazon Rainforest
a)
medicine
b)
oxygen
c)
rubber
d)
soybeans
20.
The Panama Canal...
a)
expanded trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
b)
expanded trade in Central America
c)
was really bad for trade
d)
expanded trade in South America
21.
Match the word to the definition:
the large tropical rain forest mostly in Brazil through which the Amazon River runs; its destruction is an environmental issue in Brazil
a)
Daintree Rainforest 
b)
Southeast Asian Rainforest 
c)
Amazon Rainforest
d)
Cloud Forest 
22.

What is the main advantage of Mexico's location to trade with the United States?

a)

It has plenty of natural resources

b)

It is located near Florida

c)

It is close to the water

d)

It borders the United states

23.

Where is Mexico located?

a)

South of the Caribbean Sea

b)

In northern South Africa

c)

Between the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

d)

90 miles south of Florida

24.

Most Brazilians live near

a)

the Amazon Rainforest

b)

The Atlantic coast

c)

The Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

the pacific coast

25.
The region shown on the map is ______.
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
MIcronesia
d)
LatinAmerica
26.

Body of water that borders the United States to the North and Cuba to the East

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

The Caribbean Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

27.

World's largest ocean that covers the western coast of South America!

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

28.

One positive effect of the destruction of the rainforest in

Brazil is that it is making the earth warmer.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The Sierra Madre mountains trap pollutants above Mexico City

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Very few people rely on the Amazon rainforest for oxygen.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Automobile exhaust does not have much of an impact on air

pollution in Mexico City

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Air pollution is a major cause of respiratory illnesses in Mexico City.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What is this a Picture of?

a)

Fog at Stone Mountain

b)

Clouds on the Rocky Mountains

c)

Rain at Mt. Everest

d)

Air Pollution on Mexico's Seirra Madre Mountain

34.
What is the largest enviromental concern for Mexico City?
a)
Smog / Air Pollution
b)
Extraction of Natural Resources
c)
Deforestation
d)
Over-production of Oil (spills/ leaks)
35.
How does the physical geography of Mexico make their smog situation worse?
a)
The Dense Urban Population 
b)
The Sierra Madre Mountains shielding the windflow from the surrounding oceans
c)
The Danube River filling with the pollution from factories
d)
The citizens of Mexico City having higher medical costs due to breathing bad air
36.
Match the word to the definition:
the cutting down of trees; this is destroying the Amazon Rainforest
a)
building
b)
construction
c)
logging
d)
erosion
37.
Match the word to the definition:
destruction or loss of forests; this is an environmental issue in Brazil
a)
acid rain 
b)
environment
c)
deforestation
d)
atmosphere
38.
Mexico City is...
a)
In the lowlands valley of the mountains
b)
at a high elevation atop an extinct volcano
c)
on the coast of Mexico
d)
At such an elevation it is actually above the Sierra Madre Mountains.
39.
All of the following are causes for Mexico's air pollution problems, EXCEPT...
a)
Sunlight and closeness to the equator
b)
Thousands of factories in the city
c)
Millions of vehicles in the city
d)
Over population / high population density
40.

Air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico and acid rain in Brazil are the two environmental factors in Latin America.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

41.

What is the capital city of Mexico

a)

Mexico City

b)

La Paz

c)

Leon

d)

Cancun

42.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of air pollution?

a)

Emissions from factories and automobiles (burning for fossil fuels) 

b)

Bowl Effect

c)

Water pollution

d)

High elevation 

43.

Which is the following is NOT a result of air pollution?

a)

Creates acid rain 

b)

Harms eyes

c)

Warms face

d)

Harms heart

44.

Which of the following is a solution for preventing air pollution?

a)

Water purification

b)

Burning fossil fuels

c)

Car exhaust

d)

Promoting public transportation

45.

The following are solutions for the destruction of the rainforest in Brazil:

Gov.t is now setting aside large protected areas AND Gov.t is creating programs to plant new trees when older trees are cut down

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the destruction of the rainforest in Brazil?

a)

Logging

b)

Mining

c)

Farming

d)

New habitants

47.

Which of the following is NOT an animal that is losing their homes in the rainforest?

a)

Butterflies

b)

Big Cat

c)

Tucan

d)

Elephant

48.

Which of the following is a fact about the Amazon Rainforest

a)

Is located in Africa

b)

Is the 3rd largest rainforest in the world

c)

Is a wonder of the world

d)

Produces 33% of the world's oxygen

49.

Which of the following is NOT a result of the destruction of the rainforest in Brazil?

a)

Nothing bad happens

b)

Plants/Animals are becoming extinct

c)

Plants/Animals are losing their homes

d)

Loss of trees increases carbon dioxide

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