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Worksheetsnorth america
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Amazon River
c)
Greater Antilles
d)
Andes Mountains
2.
2nd largest river in the world! It contains 20% of all fresh water in the world! It also serves as a natural highway!
a)
Amazon River
b)
Nile River
c)
Chattahoochee River
d)
Rhine River
3.
How does the physical geography of Mexico make their smog situation worse?
a)
The dense urban population
b)
It is surrounded by mountains, that traps in air pollutants
c)
The Amazon River filling with the pollution from factories
d)
The citizens of Mexico City having higher medical costs due to breathing bad air
4.
Over 75 percent of the people in Mexico live in __________ areas.
a)
rural
b)
urban
c)
coastal
d)
mountain
5.
A major “shortcut” that allows ships to travel
between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
a)
Isthmus
b)
Panama Canal
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Caribbean Sea
6.
Match the word to the definition:
capital city of Mexico where air pollution is a major environmental concern
capital city of Mexico where air pollution is a major environmental concern
a)
Cancun
b)
Mexico City
c)
Guadalajara
d)
Monterrey
7.
Cattle ranching, road building, and the development of new settlements were the cause of _____ in _______.
a)
Air Pollution/Brazil
b)
Oil Pollution/Mexico
c)
Air Pollution/Venezuela
d)
Deforestation/Brazil
8.
What is the largest enviromental concern for Mexico City?
a)
Smog / Air Pollution
b)
Extraction of Natural Resources
c)
Deforestation
d)
Over-production of Oil (spills/ leaks)
9.
Match the word to the definition:
destruction or loss of forests; this is an environmental issue in Brazil
destruction or loss of forests; this is an environmental issue in Brazil
a)
acid rain
b)
environment
c)
deforestation
d)
atmosphere
10.
Located in Brazil, it is the largest tropical rain forest in the world! It covers about 1/3 of South America.
a)
Indian Rain Forest
b)
Congo Rain Forest
c)
Madagascar Rain Forest
d)
Amazon Rain Forrest
11.
Mountain range in Mexico that has 3 major chains and volcanoes.
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Madre Mountains
d)
Himalayan Mountains
12.
This country shares a border with the United States.
a)
Mexico
b)
Cuba
c)
Panama
d)
Boliva
13.
Which country is in RED?
a)
Peru
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Brazil
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