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Unit 3 South America Physical Features Test Review (50 ?s)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which feature is shaded in dark here?

a)

Sierra Madre Mountains

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Amazon Rain Forest

d)

Amazon River

2.

Which feature is seen here?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Atacama Desert

3.

What area is seen in green here?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Amazon Rain Forest

d)

Panama Canal

4.

Which feature is in the darker shading here?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Amazon River

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Pacific Ocean

5.

River A:

a)

Orinoco River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Parana River

d)

Missouri River

6.

Feature B:

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre Mountains

c)

Patagonia

d)

Atacama

7.

Feature C:

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre Mountains

c)

Patagonia

d)

Atacama

8.

Feature D:

a)

Llanos

b)

Pampas

c)

Patagonia

d)

Atacama

9.

Feature E:

a)

Llanos

b)

Pampas

c)

Patagonia

d)

Atacama

10.

Feature F:

a)

Llanos

b)

Atacama

c)

Patagonia

d)

Amazon Basin / Rainforest

11.

River G:

a)

Rio Bravo

b)

Orinoco River

c)

Parana River

d)

Amazon River

12.

Feature H:

a)

Brazilian Highlands

b)

Guiana Highlands

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Patagonia

13.

Feature I:

a)

LLanos

b)

Guiana Highlands

c)

Pampas

d)

Patagonia

14.

Body of Water- X:

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Caribbean Sea

15.

Body of Water- Y:

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Caribbean Sea

16.

Body of Water- Z:

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Caribbean Sea

17.

Between 2000 and 2020, the size of the Amazon Rainforest has....

a)

Doubled

b)

Tripled

c)

Decreased

d)

Stabilized

18.

What is the longest mountain range on the planet?

a)

Andes

b)

Himalayas

c)

Apennines

d)

Rocky Mountains

19.

The driest desert is the..

a)

Sahara

b)

Mojave

c)

Gobi

d)

Atacama

20.

What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Pampas

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

21.

Where are Galapagos Islands?

a)

Ecuador

b)

USA

c)

UK

d)

Vietnam

22.

The Galapagos are very rich in:

a)

Flora and fauna

b)

salt and sea

c)

people and culture

d)

Fruits and cocoa

23.

An area of land that is higher than the rest of the ground but flat on top is called a ______________

a)

mountain

b)

hill

c)

canyon

d)

plateau

24.

What lake is marked below? (the blue speck to the left of the red mark)

a)

Lake Maracaibo

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Titicaca

25.
What is this physical feature?
a)
Grand Canyon
b)
Angel Falls
c)
Niagara Falls
d)
Lake Maracaibo
26.
What lake is this?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Lake Titicaca
c)
Lake Maracaibo
d)
Pampas
27.

What river is located along the blue line?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Cauca river

c)

Magdalena River

d)

Orinoco River

28.

According to the compass rose what physical feature is located south of the Orinoco River?

a)

Lake Maracaibo

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Guiana Highlands

29.

According to the compass rose what major physical feature is located west of the Guiana Highlands?

a)

Llanos

b)

Andes

c)

Rocky Mountians

d)

Lake Maracaibo

30.

According to the compass rose, what physical feature is located directly east from the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Lake Maracaibo

d)

Andes Mountains

31.

According to the compass rose what body of water is located north of Llanos

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

32.

The tropical winds running that blow from east to west near the Equator are called the

a)

subtropical westerlies

b)

polar westerlies

c)

trade winds

d)

polar winds

33.

Crop sold for money at market

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Cash

Crop

c)

Colony

d)

Triangle Trade

34.

The Eastern Highlands plunge to the Atlantic Ocean, forming a steep slope called an ___________

a)

Escarpment

b)

Isthmus

c)

Escargo

d)

Plateau

35.

In Patagonia the climates are cooler, the __________soil is good for agriculture, and natural resources are concentrated here.

a)

Barren

b)

Plentiful

c)

Moist

d)

Volcanic

36.

 The Andes consist of ____________, groups of several mountain ranges that run parallel to one another

a)

Plateaus

b)

Caudillos

c)

Cordilleras

d)

Escarpments

37.

What are South Americas two largest lakes?

a)

Chapala,Texcoco

b)

Maracaibo,Titicaca

c)

Chapala,Huron

d)

Nicaragua, Chapala

38.

Mines in Colombia have been producing the world’s finest ________ for more than 1,000 years

a)

Emeralds

b)

Diamonds

c)

Jade

d)

Amber

39.

The Andes encircle the _______, which means “high plain.” The altiplano is an area that includes southeastern Peru and western Bolivia.

a)

Mesa Central

b)

Altiplano

c)

Escarpment

d)

Mesa del Norte

40.

Most people live on or near the _______ and along major rivers of the continent. These coastal regions offer favorable climates, fertile land, and access to transportation.

a)

Mountains

b)

Plains

c)

Coasts

d)

Volcanoes

41.

Rainforests harbor at least _______ of all animal and plant species on Earth.

a)

One Third

b)

Three Quarters

c)

One Fourth

d)

Half

42.

A semi-enclosed area where fresh water from a river meets salty water from the sea.

a)

Watershed

b)

Groundwater

c)

Estuary

d)

Ocean

43.
What is deforestation?
a)
Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
b)
Eating too much vegetables
c)
Going to a forest and pulling weeds
d)
Clearing the five trees in my backyard
44.
What are the effects of deforestation ?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
increased green house gasses 
c)
soil erosion and flooding
d)
all of the above
45.
What does biodiversity mean?
a)
Only one species in an area.
b)
The different amount of species in an area
c)
All abiotic life
d)
Nitrogen fixation
46.
Which CONTINENT is home to the majority of the world's rainforests?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
47.
What is a disadvantage of deforestation?
a)
more timber available
b)
increased carbon dioxide in the air
c)
increased oxygen in the air
d)
more land for ranching
48.

Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement about El Niño and La Niña?

a)

Both occur every 2-7 years

b)

Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean

c)

El Nino is a warming and La Nina is a cooling of the Pacific Ocean

d)

Neither are considered "storms"

49.

Which best describes El Nino?

a)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal and causes fewer hurricanes to form

b)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal and causes more hurricanes to form.

c)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted

d)

The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted.

50.

What causes La Nina?

a)

cooling of water in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America

b)

cooling water off the Atlantic coast of the US

c)

cooling water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America

d)

warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America

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