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Latin America

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Latin America is a...

a)

Country

b)

Continent

c)

Region

d)

Sub-Region

2.

How many continents make up Latin America?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

d)

3

3.

When given coordinates, latitude is given with which cardinal directions?

a)

East and West

b)

North and South

4.

When given coordinates, longitude is given with which cardinal directions?

a)

East and West

b)

North and South

5.

The Andes Mountains spans across how many countries?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

7

6.

What country has a canal that allows us to cut between North and South America?

a)

Guatemala

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Belize

d)

Panama

7.

How many sub-regions does Latin America have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

8.

What are the sub-regions of Latin America?

a)

North America, South America, the Caribbean Islands

b)

North America, Central America, South America

c)

South America, Mexico & Central America, the Caribbean Islands

9.

Which one of these is one of our islands in the Caribbean Sea?

a)

Guatemala

b)

Colombia

c)

Argentina

d)

Jamaica

10.

Silver mining is an important industry in which of these countries?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

11.

Which one of these is NOT a country in Latin America?

a)

Cameroon

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Suriname

d)

The Bahamas

12.

What is the longest country in Latin America?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Mexico

d)

Chile

13.

What country is highlighted on this map?

a)

Uruguay

b)

Paraguay

c)

Argentina

d)

Peru

14.

What are the top two most spoken languages in Latin America ?

a)

Spanish only

b)

Spanish and Portuguese

c)

Spanish and Quechua

d)

Spanish and English

15.

How many people live in Latin America?

a)

210 Million people

b)

400,000 people

c)

six hundred forty-five million people

16.

How many people in Latin America are from Brazil?

a)

1/3

b)

2/3

c)

1/4

17.

What are the two main languages spoken in Latin America?

a)

Spanish and English

b)

Portuguese and English

c)

Spanish only

d)

Spanish and Portuguese

18.

Northern Mexico has this type of vegetation...

a)

Broadleaf evergreen forests

b)

Desert scrub

c)

Temperate grasslands

d)

Tropical grasslands

19.

The Amazon Forest is what kind of vegetation zone?

a)

Broadleaf evergreen forests

b)

Desert scrub

c)

Temperate grasslands

d)

Tropical grasslands

20.

The Caribbean Islands are a mix what type of vegetation zones?

a)

Desert scrub

and tropical grasslands

b)

Temperate grasslands and tropical grasslands

c)

Tropical grasslands and broadleaf evergreen

21.

What is altitudinal zonation? Pick the best answer.

a)

A pyramid

b)

The elevation where snow stay year-round

c)

When we divide land by their elevation

d)

The elevation at which trees stop growing at

22.

What is a tree line?

a)

A pyramid

b)

The elevation at which snow begins to stay year-round

c)

When we divide land up by elevation

d)

The elevation at which trees stop growing

23.

What is a snow line?

a)

A pyramid

b)

The elevation at which snow begins to stay year round

c)

When we divide land by the elevation

d)

The elevation at which trees stop growing

24.

At which altitudinal zone would you find a snow line?

a)

Tierra Caliente

b)

Tierra Templada

c)

Tiera Fria

d)

Tierra Helada

25.

Which is the warmest altitudinal zone?

a)

Tierra Caliente

b)

Tierra Templada

c)

Tierra Fria

d)

Tierra Helada