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Landforms and Resources of the Tropical North

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following countries is the LARGEST in South America's Tropical North?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Ecuador

c)

Colombia

d)

Guyana

2.

The Andes Mountains run through which of the following countries in the Tropical North?

a)

Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana

b)

Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana

c)

Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela

d)

Suriname, French Guiana, and Ecuador

3.

What is the name of the world's highest active volcano, located in Ecuador?

a)

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

b)

Cotopaxi

c)

Angel Falls

d)

Chimborazo (not mentioned, but a common association with the Andes)

4.

Which country in the Tropical North has coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Ecuador

c)

Colombia

d)

Guyana

5.

What is the name of the grassy plain that covers most of northern Venezuela and extends into Colombia?

a)

Amazon Basin

b)

Guiana Highlands

c)

Llanos

d)

Darién

6.

What are the flat-topped, forest-covered mesas found in the Guiana Highlands called?

a)

Llanos

b)

Tepuis

c)

Andes

d)

Plateaus

7.

Which river is the third-longest in South America and forms the largest river system in the Tropical North?

a)

Magdalena River

b)

Amazon River (not in the Tropical North)

c)

Orinoco River

d)

Guayas River

8.

What is the name of the world's highest waterfall, a tributary of the Orinoco River?

a)

Niagara Falls

b)

Iguazu Falls (not in the Tropical North)

c)

Angel Falls

d)

Kaieteur Falls (located in Guyana, but not the highest)

9.

Which body of water washes the shores of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Lake Maracaibo

10.

Colombia's two main rivers, the Magdalena and the Cauca, flow north to which body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Lake Maracaibo

11.

The Galapagos Islands, known for their unique wildlife, are owned by which country?

a)

Colombia

b)

Venezuela

c)

Ecuador

d)

Peru (not mentioned)

12.

What is the primary reason for the variety of climates in the Tropical North, despite its equatorial location?

a)

Lack of rainfall

b)

Consistent ocean currents

c)

Differences in elevation and location

d)

Uniform wind patterns

13.

What is the name of the 'temperate land' climate zone in the Tropical North's highlands?

a)

Tierra fria

b)

Páramo

c)

Tierra templada

d)

Tropical monsoon

14.

Which climate type is characterized by a short dry season and a long wet season of heavy rainfall, common in the coastal and eastern lowlands of Ecuador and Colombia?

a)

Tropical wet-dry

b)

Semiarid

c)

Tropical monsoon

d)

Tropical rain forest

15.

The Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Colombia has which type of climate?

a)

Tropical monsoon

b)

Tropical rain forest

c)

Semiarid

d)

Tierra templada

16.

Which of the following is South America's top producer of oil?

a)

Colombia

b)

Ecuador

c)

Venezuela

d)

Brazil (not in the Tropical North)

17.

What is South America's largest lake, located in northwestern Venezuela and associated with large oil deposits?

a)

Lake Titicaca (not in the Tropical North)

b)

Lake Maracaibo

c)

Orinoco River Delta

d)

Amazon River Basin

18.

Which country in the Tropical North is the world's leading producer of emeralds?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Guyana

c)

Colombia

d)

Suriname

19.

What are the main export crops of bananas and coffee grown in Ecuador and Colombia?

a)

Corn and potatoes

b)

Rice and wheat

c)

Bananas and coffee

d)

Sugarcane and cotton

20.

What is Venezuela's main cash crop?

a)

Bananas

b)

Oil

c)

Coffee

d)

Gold