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WorksheetsGeography of Latin America
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which mountain range stretches 4,300 miles along the western coast of South America?
Sierra Madre Oriental
Andes
Rockies
Brazilian Highlands
The Amazon Basin covers what percentage of South America?
10%
20%
40%
60%
Which desert in Chile is considered the driest place on Earth?
Sonoran Desert
Atacama Desert
Patagonia Desert
Mojave Desert
The Pampas region is best known for:
Copper mining
Dense rainforest
Fertile grasslands and farmland
Volcanic activity
Which climate type dominates the Amazon Basin?
Highland
Tropical rainforest
Humid subtropical
Mediterranean
Highland climates tend to be:
Hot and humid year-round
Dry with little temperature change
Cooler due to elevation
Extremely cold year-round
Mountains are defined as landforms that:
Rise gently with wide slopes
Rise steeply and sharply above surrounding land
Sit low and flat
Sit low and flat
Highlands include which type(s) of landforms?
Plateaus
Hills
Uplands
All of the above
Which ocean current brings cool, dry conditions to the coast of Chile?
Gulf Stream
Humboldt Current
Caribbean Current
Brazil Current
El Niño typically causes which two effects?
Flooding in Peru; drought in northern Brazil
Snowstorms in Argentina; heat waves in Panama
Hurricanes in Chile; ice storms in Ecuador
Heat waves in Peru; flooding in Brazil
Describe one way elevation affects climate in Latin America.
What physical feature makes the Amazon Basin heavily forested and biodiverse?
Explain the main difference between mountains and highlands.
Why are highlands often more habitable than mountains?
How does latitude help explain the temperature differences between northern and southern Latin America?
The Andes Mountains form the longest mountain range in the world.
TRUE
FALSE
Tropical savanna climates are found in parts of Brazil and Venezuela.
TRUE
FALSE
Highlands are always taller and steeper than mountains.
TRUE
FALSE
Ocean currents and elevation both influence climate in Latin America.
TRUE
FALSE
The Amazon Basin has a humid subtropical climate
TRUE
FALSE
