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Mexico & Central America Geography Quiz

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mexico and Central America together form a land bridge called an

a)

peninsula

b)

isthmus

c)

plateau

d)

archipelago

2.

An isthmus is best described as

a)

a group of islands

b)

a high mountain area

c)

a narrow piece of land connecting two larger lands

d)

a wide flat plain

3.

Mexico and Central America connect

a)

North America and South America

b)

Europe and Africa

c)

Asia and Europe

d)

Africa and South America

4.

The region is shaped like a

a)

circle

b)

rectangle

c)

triangle

d)

funnel

5.

The region is widest in the

a)

south

b)

north

c)

east

d)

west

6.

Panama is narrow because it is at the

a)

southern end of the isthmus

b)

northern end of the isthmus

c)

center of the plateau

d)

edge of a desert

7.

Latin America includes places where people speak

a)

English only

b)

French only

c)

Spanish or Portuguese

d)

German

8.

The Sierra Madre Occidental mountains are on Mexico’s

a)

east coast

b)

west coast

c)

southern coast

d)

northern border

9.

The Sierra Madre Oriental mountains are on Mexico’s

a)

east coast

b)

west coast

c)

southern coast

d)

northern border

10.

Mexico’s two main mountain ranges meet in the

a)

deserts

b)

lowlands

c)

coastal plains

d)

southern highlands

11.

The Central Plateau is important because it is Mexico’s

a)

driest area

b)

heartland

c)

smallest region

d)

coldest zone

12.

Mexico City is located on the

a)

coast

b)

peninsula

c)

Central Plateau

d)

island

13.

The Yucatán Peninsula sticks out into the

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea only

d)

Atlantic Ocean

14.

Baja California is best described as

a)

round and flat

b)

wide and mountainous

c)

an island chain

d)

long and narrow

15.

Mountains in Central America run

a)

along the coasts

b)

down the center

c)

only in the south

d)

only in the north

16.

Central America has narrow coastal lowlands on

a)

the north only

b)

the south only

c)

both east and west sides

d)

no sides

17.

Mexico and Central America are part of the

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Great Plains

c)

Sahara Zone

d)

Ice Belt

18.

Being on the Ring of Fire causes frequent

a)

floods and droughts

b)

blizzards

c)

hurricanes only

d)

earthquakes and volcanoes

19.

Volcanic ash is helpful because it creates

a)

deserts

b)

fertile soil

c)

frozen ground

d)

swamps

20.

The Pacific Ocean is on the

a)

west side of the region

b)

east side of the region

c)

north side of the region

d)

south side of the region

21.

The Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea are part of the

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

22.

The Gulf of California separates Baja California from

a)

Central America

b)

the Caribbean

c)

the Yucatán

d)

mainland Mexico

23.

Northern Mexico has few large rivers because it is

a)

mountainous

b)

dry

c)

forested

d)

frozen

24.

Rivers in southern Mexico and Central America are short because the land is

a)

steep and mountainous

b)

flat

c)

desert

d)

frozen

25.

The Río Bravo is also called the

a)

Amazon River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Orinoco River

26.

Lake Nicaragua is important because it is the

a)

deepest lake

b)

saltiest lake

c)

coldest lake

d)

largest lake in the region

27.

The Panama Canal connects the

a)

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

b)

Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific and Indian Oceans

d)

Atlantic and Arctic Oceans

28.

The Panama Canal was built in the

a)

1700s

b)

early 1900s

c)

1950s

d)

2000s

29.

The Panama Canal saves ships

a)

fuel only

b)

workers

c)

land

d)

time and money

30.

Most of the region is located in the

a)

polar zone

b)

temperate zone

c)

tropics

d)

subarctic

31.

Lowlands near sea level are usually

a)

hot

b)

cold

c)

snowy

d)

windy

32.

Highlands are cooler mainly because of

a)

latitude

b)

elevation

c)

rain

d)

deserts

33.

Vertical climate zones change with

a)

distance from ocean

b)

season

c)

time of day

d)

elevation

34.

Tierra caliente means

a)

hot land

b)

cold land

c)

frozen land

d)

dry land

35.

Bananas grow best in the

a)

tierra fría

b)

tierra helada

c)

tierra caliente

d)

tierra templada

36.

Tierra templada has

a)

freezing weather

b)

mild temperatures

c)

extreme heat

d)

no farming

37.

Most people live in the

a)

tierra caliente

b)

tierra fría

c)

tierra helada

d)

tierra templada

38.

Potatoes grow well in the

a)

tierra caliente

b)

tierra fría

c)

tierra templada

d)

tierra helada

39.

Tierra helada is too cold for

a)

mountains

b)

snow

c)

farming and people

d)

wind

40.

The wet season usually happens in the

a)

summer

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

fall

41.

Hurricanes are most likely in

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

early winter

d)

summer and early fall

42.

Mexico’s most important energy resources are

a)

coal and iron

b)

oil and natural gas

c)

uranium and gold

d)

water and wind

43.

Mexico is famous for mining

a)

diamonds

b)

uranium

c)

silver and gold

d)

coal

44.

Bauxite is used to make

a)

aluminum

b)

steel

c)

glass

d)

cement

45.

Central America generally has

a)

many minerals

b)

huge oil fields

c)

lots of coal

d)

fewer mineral resources

46.

Nicaragua has many minerals but struggles to use them because of

a)

climate

b)

poverty

c)

floods

d)

volcanoes

47.

Guatemala has some oil and

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

nickel

d)

coal

48.

The largest Caribbean islands belong to the

a)

Greater Antilles

b)

Lesser Antilles

c)

Bahamas

d)

Ring of Fire

49.

Hispaniola is shared by

a)

Cuba and Jamaica

b)

Puerto Rico and Cuba

c)

Jamaica and Haiti

d)

Haiti and the Dominican Republic

50.

Puerto Rico is a

a)

country

b)

U.S. commonwealth

c)

French colony

d)

Spanish province

51.

The Lesser Antilles were mostly formed by

a)

glaciers

b)

rivers

c)

volcanoes

d)

deserts

52.

A dormant volcano is one that

a)

could erupt again

b)

is erupting now

c)

will never erupt

d)

is underwater

53.

An extinct volcano is one that

a)

erupts often

b)

is sleeping

c)

erupts sometimes

d)

will never erupt again

54.

The Caribbean climate is mostly

a)

polar

b)

tropical wet and dry

c)

arid

d)

continental

55.

About how many hurricanes affect the Caribbean each year?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

7

d)

15

56.

Jamaica is known for producing

a)

bauxite

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

diamonds

57.

Tourism is important to the Caribbean because of

a)

factories

b)

deserts

c)

cold weather

d)

beaches and warm climate

58.

A plantation is

a)

a small family farm

b)

a large farm growing one crop to sell

c)

a city

d)

a factory

59.

A maquiladora is best described as

a)

a farm

b)

a mine

c)

a factory that assembles products for export

d)

a port

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