Geography Quiz

The Caribbean is made up of groups of ________________________.

• peninsulas

• islands

• volcanos

• isthmus

The landforms of mountains, rainforests and rivers cause issues with __________________.

• crops

• transportation

• deforestation

• barriers

The country of Panama is what type of landform? __________________

• isthmus

• island

• mountain

• plateau

The Ring of Fire produces _________________ and _________________.

• earthquakes

• drought

• volcanoes

• waterfalls

Ecuador has a hot, tropical climate because of its closeness to the __________________.

• ocean

• equator

• south pole

• mountains

Label as a push factor or pull factor of migration.

Job opportunities with higher wages

• pull

• push

The three indigenous groups that were first settled in Latin America were the M_________, A___________, and I__________________.

• Spanish, English, Portuguese

• Cherokee, La Kota, Iroquois

• Maya, Aztec, Inca

• Brazilians, Mexicans, Panamanians

When one country takes control over another region for resources and power it is called ____________.

• government

• colonization

• population

• immigration

Who first explored the Americas for Europe? ______________________________________.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Montezuma

• Hernan Cortes

What country colonized most of Latin America? ______________________.

• Europe

• England

• Canada

• Spain