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Latin America Mapping Questions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river cuts through the desert and forms a border between Mexico and the United States?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Orinoco River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Rio de la Plata

2.

What is the major river in the northern portion of South America that winds from Guiana Highlands to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Orinoco River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Rio de la Plata

3.

What is the long river in South America that winds from Peru through northern Brazil and empties into the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Orinoco River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Rio de la Plata

4.

What is the estuary (place where a river meets the sea) on the southeast coast of South America formed by the meeting of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Orinoco River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Rio de la Plata

5.

What mountains in the western portion of South America run roughly parallel to the Pacific Coast for more than 5,000 miles?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre Occidental

c)

Guiana Highlands

d)

Isthmus of Panama

6.

What is the main mountain range in western Mexico that runs roughly parallel to the Pacific Coast?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre Occidental

c)

Guiana Highlands

d)

Isthmus of Panama

7.

What are the highlands in the northern portion of South America that separate Venezuela, Suriname, and French Guiana from Brazil?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre Occidental

c)

Guiana Highlands

d)

Isthmus of Panama

8.

What is the narrow strip of land that connects Central and South America?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre Occidental

c)

Guiana Highlands

d)

Isthmus of Panama

9.

What is the huge plateau that covers most of central Mexico and is surrounded by mountains?

a)

Plateau of Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Sierra Madre Oriental

d)

Patagonia

10.

What is the large peninsula in Mexico that extends into the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Plateau of Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Sierra Madre Oriental

d)

Patagonia

11.

What is the main mountain range in eastern Mexico that begins south of the Rio Grande?

a)

Plateau of Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Sierra Madre Oriental

d)

Patagonia

12.

What is the plateau located in southern Argentina between the Andes Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Plateau of Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Sierra Madre Oriental

d)

Patagonia

13.

What lake is located high in the Andes Mountains and forms part of the border between Peru and Bolivia?

a)

Lake Maracaibo

b)

Lake Titicaca

c)

Lake Nicaragua

d)

Tierra del Fuego

14.

What is the large lake located in southwest Nicaragua that drains into the Caribbean Sea?

a)

Lake Maracaibo

b)

Lake Titicaca

c)

Lake Nicaragua

d)

Tierra del Fuego

15.

What is the chain of islands located at the southern tip of South America and divided between Chile and Argentina?

a)

Lake Maracaibo

b)

Lake Titicaca

c)

Lake Nicaragua

d)

Tierra del Fuego

16.

What is the plain that extends through northern Argentina, Paraguay, and southern Bolivia?

a)

Gran Chaco

b)

Pampas

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Amazon Basin

17.

What is the plain that covers most of central Argentina?

a)

Gran Chaco

b)

Pampas

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Amazon Basin

18.

What is the desert located in northern Chile that is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes Mountains to the east?

a)

Gran Chaco

b)

Pampas

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Amazon Basin

19.

What is the vast river basin that covers most of northern Brazil and parts of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela?

a)

Gran Chaco

b)

Pampas

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Amazon Basin

20.

What is the large lake in the northern tip of South America that has a small opening into the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Lake Maracaibo

b)

Lake Titicaca

c)

Lake Nicaragua

d)

Tierra del Fuego