Latin America

Front

The Amazon Rainforest is located in latitudes that are near the equator, and is therefore considered to be located in a:

Back

Tropical climate zone

Front

What makes the Atacama desert one of the driest places on Earth? Options: Position on continent, Longitude, Latitude, Mountain barriers

Back

Mountain barriers

Front

What originally drove Spanish colonization?

Back

Gold and silver

Front

Why are Brazil and Haiti culturally unique in Latin America?

Back

Spanish is not the primary language

Front

What geographic factor unifies Latin America as a region?

Back

Shared culture

Front

The use of terrace farming by the Incas was an adaptation to:

Back

Mountains

Front

What is terrace farming an adaption to?

Back

Physical geography

Front

Which cultural trait distinguishes Brazil from most other nations in South America? Options: Carnival religious celebration, Protestant religious beliefs, Lack of education, Portuguese language

Back

Portuguese language

Front

Which country in South America speaks Portuguese?

Back

Brazil

Front

Many people living in Central America have modified the physical environment by--

Back

cutting down rainforests to clear land for farming