SS6G1 Latin America Geography

1. Which landform in Chile is known as the driest place on Earth?

• Atacama Desert
• Andes Mountains
• Sierra Madre Mountains
• Amazon Rainforest

2. What is the largest country in South America?

• Mexico
• Chile
• Colombia
• Brazil

3. Which country forms the southern border of the United States?

• Mexico
• Cuba
• Canada
• Brazil

4. What is the major mountain range in Mexico?

• The Alps
• Rocky Mountains
• Andes Mountains
• Sierra Madre Mountains

5. Latin America includes countries on which two continents?

• North America and Europe
• North America and South America
• South America and Asia
• South America and Africa

6. What region is home to over 40,000 different kinds of plants?

• Amazon Rainforest
• Gulf of Mexico
• Atacama Desert
• Andes Mountains

7. Which South American country is long and thin and is located along the Pacific Ocean?

• Brazil
• Panama
• Colombia
• Chile

8. What body of water lies between Mexico and Florida?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Gulf of Mexico
• Caribbean Sea

9. Cuba and Jamaica are surrounded by which body of water?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Gulf of Mexico
• Caribbean Sea

10. Latin America is located in which hemisphere?

• Eastern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere