Unit 3 Study Guide: Geography

Most of Mexico and Central America lie in the Tropics.  This region can be divided into vertical climates.  Which is NOT one of the vertical climates?

• tierra mall

• tierra fria

• tierra templada

• tierra caliente

What are the natural resources that benefit the people of the Caribbean?

• warm climate, clear water and sandy beaches

• oil and natural gas

• silver, gold and diamonds

• good schools

The Amazon Basin contains the world's largest?

• lake

• amusement park

• rain forest

• desert

What is the name of the large farms that used poorly paid workers or slaves to produce cash crops? 

• colonies

• civilizations

• metropolitan areas

• plantations

When one nation takes control of an area and dominates its government, economy, and society, it is called ​ (a)   .

• colonialism
• democracy
• monarchy
• patriotism

Many of Brazil's large cities have make-shift communities called ​ (a)   .​

• favelas
• metros
• Rio de Janeiro
• suburbs

The dominant religion in most Latin American countries is ​ (a)  

• Catholicism.
• Protestantism
• Judaism.
• Islam.

​ (a)   is the Caribbean country is a commonwealth of the United States?

• Puerto Rico
• Cuba
• Haiti
• Jamaica

Panama took control of the Panama Canal in ​ (a)   .

• 1999
• 1965
• 1980
• 1900

About half of all South Americans live in this country.

d

Brazil

Peru

Chile

Argentina