Latin America Physical Features

Name the physical feature in blue.

• Atlantic Ocean

• Amazon River

• Andes Mountains

• Pacific Ocean

Which of the following statement best describes life near the Andes Mountains?

• Life near the Andes makes travel easy.

• Agriculture and travel are difficult because of the rough terrain and high elevation.

• Population density near the Andes Mountains is very high.

Identify the physical feature the yellow box is circling.

• Amazon River

• Gulf of Mexico

• Atlantic Ocean

• Caribbean Sea

Which desert is located in Chile between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains?

• Mojave Desert

• Sonoran Desert

• Atacama Desert

• Sahara Desert

Which physical feature is labeled 7?

• Andes Mountains

• Atacama Desert

• Sierra Madre Mountains

Mexico and Central America are largely dominated by which physical feature?

• mountains

• Cities

• Rain Forest

• Desert

Which statement explains why the Panama Canal was built?

• The canal was built to provide jobs for the people of the region

• The canal had to be built because ships were too big to sail great distances

• Building the canal helped to reduce the time it took to ship goods around the world

• Building the canal helped to expand a waterway created by the oceans.

Which mountain range is labeled 1?

• Andes Mountains

• Sierra Madre Mountains

Which body of water is labeled 3?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

• Caribbean Sea

Which mountain system contains some of the highest ranges and volcanoes in Mexico?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Mojave Mountains

• Sierra Madre Mountains