Latin America & the Caribbean Test

Latin America & the Caribbean Test

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Geography

8th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following terms best fits the region we call Latin America? Options: physical region - the entire region shares the same landforms, language region - shares a common language base or family, functional region - tied together by economic relationships, ethnic region - everyone is of the same racial or ethnic group

Back

language region - shares a common language base or family

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which vertical zone is correctly matched with its major products? Options: tierra templada - sugar cane, tierra helada - flowers, fruit, vegetables, tierra fria - coffee, and grazing animals, tierra caliente - tropical fruit such as bananas and pineapple

Back

tierra caliente - tropical fruit such as bananas and pineapple

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which country colonized Brazil and gave the country its official language? Options: Spain, Portugal, France, England

Back

Portugal

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of these is true of the cerrado? Options: it has a tropical wet and dry climate, it is covered with a tropical rainforest, it is arid, so agriculture is not possible, it is located south of the Pampas

Back

it has a tropical wet and dry climate

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why was Brasilia selected as a capital city?

Back

the government made a commitment to develop the interior of the country

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Slash-and-burn agriculture is an adaptation to -

Back

poor tropical soil, where spreading ash helps add nutrients to the soil

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which South American country does not border the Pacific Ocean?

Back

Brazil

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