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WorksheetsLatin American Geography
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
America is surrounded by:
The Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
The Indian and Atlantic Ocean
The Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
The Artic and Indian Ocean
Latin America has two major physical characteristics that make up an important part of its relief, which are:
volcanoes and glaciers.
deserts and tropical forests.
large mountain ranges and broad river systems.
large mountain ranges and tropical forests.
The longest mountain range in the world, found in South America, is:
The Himalayas
The Alps
Sierra Madre
The Andes
The Andes stretches from Venezuela to the tip of Argentina, crossing Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Panama, and Chile.
True
False
South America has three large rivers, which are:
The Orinoco
Rio de la Plata
Rio Jacaguas
The Amazon RIver
The river systems of South America are navigable and allow activities such as tourism and commercial operations.
True
False
What lake is found in the Andes, that is politically divided between Peru and Bolivia?
Lake Eerie
Lake Titicaca
Lake Nicaragua
Lake La Plata
The Perito Moreno Glacier is found in:
Venezuela
Chile
Peru
Argentina
The surface of the earth's crust where plant and animal life exists is known as:
biomass.
soil.
lithosphere.
karst.
There are three types of soils: fertile, depleted, and barren.
True
False
Soil that has nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, and has good drainage, is called:
fertile
depleted
barren
Soil that is missing some nutrients, or if these are lost continually, is said to be:
fertile
depleted
barren
Soil that has no nutrients and no vegetation life is possible is called:
fertile
depleted
barren
The area in red is the:
tropic of capricorn
tropical zone
tropic of cancer
Which is the biggest tropical rainforest in the world?
El Yunque
The Congo
Darien Jungle
The Amazon
Where is the Atacama desert located?
Mexico
Peru and Chile
Venezuela and Colombia
Jamaica
Where can you find lowlands with fertile soils in Puerto Rico?
The Coastal Plains
The Central Cordillera
The Karst
Climate includes all the measurements made of temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind velocity and direction, rain, humidity, and any other elements of weather that affect ecosystems.
True
False
Latin America has three types of climates, and its variations, which are:
hot
temperate
cold
artic
The study of the relations that living things establish between themselves and their environments is called:
Biology
Interaction
Ecology
Earth Science
Alana wants to travel to a Latin American country with a lot of biodiversity. Where should she go?
Brazil
Spain
Jamaica
Aruba
The statistical study of populations is known as:
geography
social studies
demography
sociology
What does demography measure?
Birth and death rates
Aging rates
Tax rates
Migration
Owen has traveled back in time to investigate why the population of Latin America diminished from 50 millions to 4 millions. What causes did he find?
Diseases brought by the Spaniards
Slavery
Food poisoning
Wars
Dennis wants to cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean sailing. To what country should he head to in order to navigate between oceans?
Argentina
Panama
Mexico
Costa Rica
Alexandra wants to visit the hottest desert in the world, where it hasn't rained in forever. Which one should she go to?
The Atacama Desert
The Gobi Desert
The Sahara Desert
The Namib Desert
Melvin wants to see a volcano blow up. What country can he visit?
Dominican Republic
Argentina
Belize
Cuba
