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Latin America Geography Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of islands

a)

peninsula

b)

isthmus

c)

archipelago

d)

estuary

2.

A narrow piece of land connecting 2 larger landmasses

a)

isthmus

b)

archipelago

c)

bauxite

d)

tributary

3.

What South American country is the continent's leading supplier of oil and natural gas?

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Colombia

d)

Venezuela

4.

Physical Geographic Characteristics are....

a)

things made by nature

b)

things made by humans

c)

things made by animals

d)

things made by machines

5.
What physical feature is highlighted on the map?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Panama Canal
6.
What country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Colombia
c)
Bolivia
d)
Cuba
7.
To be landlocked is to be _____.
a)
completely surrounded by land.
b)
surrounded on 3 sides by water.
c)
completely surrounded by water.
d)
surrounded on 2 sides by water.
8.
I am a country with a canal built through my isthmus (skinny land surrounded by water)
a)
Brazil
b)
Colombia
c)
Panama
d)
Mexico
9.
The biggest river in the world in terms of gallons of water that originates in the Andes Mountains.  
a)
Gulf or Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Amazon River
d)
Panama Canal
10.
Name this body of water.
a)
Gulf of California
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Caribbean Sea
d)
Bay of Campeche
11.
I am a country in South America that has no coastline (no border on the ocean or sea)
a)
Brazil
b)
Colombia
c)
Venezuela
d)
Bolivia
12.
The Incas were an ancient civilization that  MOSTLY lived in what country
a)
Colombia
b)
Chile
c)
Bolivia
d)
Peru
13.
Th Aztecs and Mayans mostly lived in-
a)
Mexico and Colombia
b)
Belize and Honduras
c)
Guatemala and Belize
d)
Mexico and Guatemala
14.
Different animal and plant species risk extinction due to-
a)
Deforestation
b)
Plague
c)
Disease
d)
Destroying the hydrosphere
15.
Meztizos are-
a)
People of African & European ancestry
b)
People of Indigenous & African ancestry
c)
People of European & Indigenous ancestry
d)
People of Mexican & American descent
16.
Catholicism and Spanish are the outcomes of- 
a)
French conquest
b)
Portuguese conquest
c)
Dutch conquest
d)
Spanish conquest
17.

What is one goal of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

a)

to remove tariffs

b)

to create a military

c)

to adapt a language

d)

to make a new currency

18.

The economic system of communist countries is most closely related to which of the following:

a)

command economy

b)

market economy

c)

traditional economy

d)

mixed economy

19.

The relationship between literacy rate and standard of living in Latin America is _____.

a)

literacy rate has not effect on the standard of living

b)

the higher the literacy rate the higher the standard of living

c)

the standard of living is independent of literacy rate

d)

low literacy rate creates a higher standard of living

20.

In a command economy, economic decisions are made by the ____.

a)

consumers

b)

market

c)

government

d)

producers

21.

People of both African and European decent

a)

Mestizos

b)

Mulattoes

c)

Mexican

22.

Most economics of South America come from agriculture and what?

a)

Fishing

b)

Tourism

c)

Mining

d)

Service Industry

23.

In what way did European expansion into Latin America affect current demographic patterns in Latin America?

a)

Most of the population is comprised of indigenous peoples

b)

A majority of the people trace their ancestry to indigenous groups

c)

Indigenous peoples are underrepresented in the overall population

d)

Numbers of indigenous women outnumber the number of indigenous men

24.

The introduction of sugarcane to Latin America created a migration pattern in which —

a)

Brazilians living in cities moved to the countryside to find work

b)

significant numbers of enslaved Africans were brought to Brazil

c)

Europeans came to Latin America in large numbers to work on plantations

d)

Native American Indian tribes migrated from North America

25.

Latin American economies contain which two main elements in their economy to help people meet their basic needs?

a)

Agriculture and tourism

b)

Agriculture and industry

c)

Tourism and industry

d)

Trade and Industry

26.

What’s the most popular religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

27.

Indigenous means what?

a)

Native or original

b)

Foreigner

c)

Immigrants

d)

Descendants of natives

28.

What impact did the Europeans have on the religion of Latin America?

a)

Islam was introduced to Latin America and has become the predominant religion of the region

b)

Buddhism was introduced to Latin America and has become the predominant religion of the region.

c)

Roman Catholicism was introduced to Latin America and has become the predominant religion of the region.

29.

What is the name of the mountain range that runs along the east coast of Mexico?

a)

Sierra Madre Occidental

b)

Sierra Madre Oriental

c)

Sierra Madra del Sur

d)

Peninsular Ranges

30.

What ocean is on Mexico's west coast?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Caribbean

31.

Living in a squatter settlement in Latin America likely means

a)

adequate running water and sewage

b)

living without many of the conveniences we take for granted in the developed world

c)

you live in a house that is well built and safe

d)

living in a rich suburb of a large city

32.

What is good heading for this data?

Mexico City, Mexico 21,000,00

Sao Paulo, Brazil 20,000,000

Buenos Aires, Argentina 13,000,000

Rio de Janeiro 12,000,000

a)

microcities of Latin America

b)

megacities of Africa

c)

megacities of Latin America

d)

megacities of Asia

33.

What type of map are you seeing here?

a)

Political

b)

Thematic

c)

Population

d)

Physical

34.

What kind of landform are you seeing in this picture?

a)

Isthmus

b)

Archipelago

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Plateau

35.

We discussed deforestation, city's sinking, and overfishing in class, which of our 5 Themes of Geography does the revolve around?

a)

Location

b)

Movements

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Region

e)

Place

36.

Which climate zone of the Andes are known for having the largest human population?Tierra ________

a)

Caliente

b)

Fria

c)

Punta

d)

Templada

37.

Which climate zone ONLY has grazing animals? Tierra ________

a)

Punta

b)

Fria

c)

Templada

d)

Nevada

38.

Which climate zone is known for having the tropical rainforest? Teirra

a)

Templada

b)

Nevada

c)

Caliente

d)

Fria

39.

The image shows specific environments whose natural climate and vegetation is dependant on their range in elevation.

a)

Climate Map

b)

Vertical Climate Zones

c)

Vertical Jump

d)

Vertical Integration

40.

What region of Latin America is Brazil in?

a)

Central America

b)

South America

c)

The Caribbean

41.

The Amazon River drains into the _________ Ocean

a)

Pacific

b)

Southern

c)

Atlantic

d)

Arctic

42.

What formed the Atacama Desert?

a)

A decade of drought

b)

Global warming

c)

It is in the rain shadow of the Andes Mountains

d)

The Desert King

43.

What two oceans does the Panama Canal link?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Southern

c)

Arctic

d)

Pacific

e)

Indian

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