CHAPTER 7 REVIEW Physical Geography of Latin America

Physical Features

1. What makes up Latin America?

A. Middle America and the CaribbeanB. Mexico, Central America, and South

AmericaC. Central America and the CaribbeanD. Middle America, South America, and

the Caribbean

ANSWER

D. Middle America, South America, and the Caribbean

Physical Features

Which is an example of an isthmus?

A. The Yucatan of MexicoB. The CaribbeanC. PanamaD. South America

C. Panama

Physical Features

The plains that cover most of Argentina and Uruguay are called the –

A. PampasB. LlanosC. Great EscarpmentD. estuary

A. Pampas

Physical Features

The tropical grasslands stretching through eastern Colombia and Venezuela are called the –

A. PampasB. LlanosC. Great EscarpmentD. cordillera

B. Llanos

Physical Geography

An example of an estuary is –

A. Rio de la PlataB. AmazoniaC. Andes mountainsD. Lake Titicaca

A. Rio de la Plata

Physical Geography

South America’s largest lake that contains oil fields is –

A. Lake TiticacaB. Great LakesC. Rio de la PlataD. Lake Maracaibo

D. Lake Maracaibo

Physical Geography

The Panama Canal was created to shorten travel time for ships going between –

A. The Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea

B. The Gulf of Panama and the Caribbean Sea

C. The Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

D. The Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Panama

C. The Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

Physical Geography

The country that has the greatest amount of natural resources in Latin America is –

A. BrazilB. Costa RicaC. GuatemalaD. Mexico

A. Brazil

Physical Geography

The people of Brazil fuel their cars with gasohol, which is made of –

A. Gas and oilB. Gas and alcohol from sugar beetsC. Gas and alcohol from sugar caneD. Highly refined gas

C. Gasoline and alcohol from sugar cane

Physical Geography

Chile is the world’s largest exporter of –

A. EmeraldsB. GoldC. Oil and natural gasD. copper

D. copper

Physical Geography

Colombia produces –

A. The finest emeralds in the worldB. Silver and goldC. Bauxite to be used to make

aluminumD. rubber

A. The finest emeralds in the world.

Physical Geography

The canopy layer of the rain forest is –

A. The umbrella-like covering of leavesB. The layer lowest to the groundC. Home to many types of rodentsD. Very sparse, allowing light to reach

the floor

A. The umbrella-like covering of leaves

Climate Regions

Most people choose to live in the –

A. Tropical wet climatesB. Tropical dry climatesC. Tierra heladaD. Tierra templada

D. Tierra templada

Climate Regions

Changes in air pressure, temperature, and rainfall that begin in the Pacific Ocean is known as –

A. El NinoB. CordilleraC. PampasD. estuary

A. El Nino

Climate Regions

How does elevation affect climate?

A. More people live in higher elevationsB. The higher the altitude, the cooler

the climateC. Elevation does not affect climateD. There are cooler temperatures at

low altitudes

B. The higher the altitude, the cooler the climate.

Climate Regions

Which is true about the tierra helada?

A. It is the lowest elevationB. It has the least amount of peopleC. Cold weather crops, such as

potatoes, are grown.D. It has a moist, pleasant climate.

B. It has the least amount of people.

Physical Geography

One of the driest places on Earth that is found in Latin America is –

A. the Sahara desertB. the Atacama DesertC. the Sonora DesertD. the Llanos

B. the Atacama Desert

Climate Regions

Which correctly lists the climate regions, from low to high elevation?

Tierra -A. helada, templada, fria, calienteB. templada, helada, caliente, friaC. caliente, templada, fria, heladaD. caliente, templada, helada, fria

C. caliente, templada, fria, helada

Physical Geography

Central America has many natural resources, but they are hard to transport because of –

A. the gap between the rich and the poorB. the lack of a middle classC. the thick rain forestsD. the active volcanoes

C. the thick rain forests

Physical Geography

What is found in the Amazon Basin?

A. the PampasB. the LlanosC. Latin America’s highest peakD. the world’s largest rain forest

D. The world’s largest rain forest

Physical Geography

The Bahamas are an example of –

A. an isthmusB. volcanic islandsC. an archipelagoD. a rain forest

C. an archipelago

Physical Geography

The Brazilian Highlands end in a series of steep cliffs, called –

A. an escarpmentB. LlanosC. an isthmusD. an archipelago

A. an escarpment

ALSO ON TEST

Map Reading Passage Table to read (page 205)