Unit 2: Latin America Test Review

creates opportunities for the cultivation of different crops at different elevations.

​ (a)   refers to the number of different ​ (b)   of animals and ​ (c)   in an ​ (d)  

• Biodiversity
• species
• plants
• environment
• Climate
• weather
• water
• lithosphere

What is a favela?

• A favela is a popular tourist attraction in Brazil.
• A favela is an informal settlement or slum in Brazil.
• A favela is a traditional Brazilian dish.
• A favela is a type of dance in Brazil.

The ​ (a)   surround the Mexican Plateau.

• Sierra Madre Mountains
• Andes Mountains
• Alps
• Himalayas

Match the following

• 600 mile desert plateau in Chile

• Atacama Desert

• Conquistador claimed Mexico for Spain

• Hernan Cortes

• Canada, U.S., Mexico

• Puerto Rico

• U.S. territory

• NAFTA

• A small body of water flowing into a lar

• Tributary

Place the ancient civilizations in the regions they primarily occupied.

a

b

c

Maya

Aztec

Navajo

Inca

Match the following

• Panama Canal

• 
• the Inca

• 
• Hispaniola

• 
• El Nino

• 

Select the areas of Latin America that were colonized by Portugal.

Select the areas of Latin America that were colonized by Spain.

A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land, is called an