Latin America Physical Geo.

1. Which mountain range runs along the west coast of South America?

• the Rocky Mountains
• the Appalachian Mountains
• the Andes Mountains
• the Sierra Madre

2. Which mountain range goes across Mexico and Central America?

• the Rocky Mountains
• the Appalachian Mountains
• the Andes Mountains
• the Sierra Madre

3. What was built to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

• the Panama Canal
• the Orinoco
• the Amazon
• the Paraguay

4. What covers more than 2 million square miles of South America? This area is home to over 3 million species of plants and animals. There are over 2,500 species of trees.

• the Andes Mountains
• the Amazon Rainforest
• the Panama Canal
• the Tongass National Forest

5. Which desert lies on the western side of the Andes Mountains?

• the Sahara Desert
• the Gobi Desert
• the Gibson Desert
• the Atacama Desert

6. All of the following plains are located in Latin America EXCEPT -

• the Ilanos
• the cerrado
• the Great Plains
• the pampas

7. Which of the following rivers is not located in Latin America?

• the Orinoco River
• the St. Lawrence River
• the Amazon River
• the Paraguay River

8. What is an archipelago?

• a narrow passage way of water
• a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
• a landmass that is completely surrounded by water
• a chain or group of islands scattered in a body of water

9. Fill in the blank. The __________ Antilles include Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.

• Greater
• Lesser

10. Read the description and determine if it is the Greater Antilles or Lesser Antilles. This area is located southeast of Puerto Rico.

• the Greater Antilles
• the Lesser Antilles