Latin America Test

Front 1

List two archipelagoes that are found in Latin America?

Back 1

Greater and lesser Antilles

Front 2

What is the name of the mountain range that runs down the west coast of South America?

Back 2

Andres

Front 3

Describe the topography of Mexico.

Back 3

Mountainous on each side

Front 4

What river flows along the border of Mexico and the Untied States?

Back 4

Rio Grande

Front 5

What river is a major transportation route through the Amazon Rain forest?

Back 5

Amazon river

Front 6

What is the warmest vertical climate zones?

Back 6

Tierra caliente

Front 7

What factor that affects climate has the greatest impact on vertical zonation?

Back 7

Elevation

Front 8

Most of Latin America is in the ____ latitudes?

Back 8

Low

Front 9

What is the most common climate zone in Central America?

Back 9

Tropical Wet

Front 10

What climate zone is found in the Andes Mountains?

Back 10

Highlands

Front 11

What is the name of a grassland in Argentina?

Back 11

Pampas

Front 12

What type of vegetation is found in a tropical wet climate zone?

Back 12

Rain forest

Front 13

Where is the Atacama Desert located in South America?

Back 13

Peru and Chile

Front 14

When it is summer in Southaven it is _______ in Argentina?

Back 14

Winter

Front 15

List the countries in Latin America that are on the Ring of Fire/

Back 15

Chile,Peru, Argentina, Equador

Front 16

What human made waterway connects the Atlantic and the Pacific?

Back 16

Panama Canal

Front 17

What is the name of the tip of South America?

Back 17

Tierra del Fego

Front 18

What method of farming is used in the rainforest?

Back 18

Slash and Burn

Front 19

What method of farming is used in mountainous areas?

Back 19

Terraced farming

Front 20

What island in the Caribbean Sea has two countries on it?

Back 20

Hispanolia

Front 21

What three countries in Latin America have large serves of oil?

Back 21

Ecuador, Monaco, Venezuela

Front 22

List the landlocked countries that are found in Latin America?

Back 22

Bolivia, paraquay

Front 23

What is the major cash crop in the Caribbean?

Back 23

Sugarcane

Front 24

List two countries that are major exporters of beef in Latin America

Back 24

Brazil Argentina

Front 25

List the major causes of deforestation in Latin America.

Back 25

Slash and burn burn to fertilize soil timber ranching and farming

Front 26

The most common type of farming in Latin America is

Back 26

Subsistance

Front 27

What is the purpose of NAFTA?

Back 27

To eliminate tariffs between the North American Countries.

Front 28

What is the name of communally owned land n Latin America?

Back 28

Ejidos

Front 29

What country in Latin America has large deposits of copper/

Back 29

Chile

Front 30

Where did the Maya live in Latin America?

Back 30

South Mexico, Guatemala, Boise

Front 31

Mexico City was the capital of what native civilization?

Back 31

Aztecs

Front 32

What native civilization would be affected by vertical zonation?

Back 32

Inca

Front 33

What language do most people speak in Latin America?

Back 33

Spanish

Front 34

What language do most people speak in Brazil?

Back 34

Portuguese

Front 35

French Creole is spoken in what country in Latin America?

Back 35

Haiti

Front 36

What European countries colonized most of Latin America?

Back 36

Spain and Portugal

Front 37

Where do gauchos live in Latin America?

Back 37

Pampas, Argentina

Front 38

What is a shantytown or swatter settlement?

Back 38

Illegal housing in an area with high crime

Front 39

What are mestizos?

Back 39

Mixed Spanish and Native

Front 40

List three types of music that are found in Latin America.

Back 40

Calypso, Regea, Steel drum band

Front 41

Why are cities growing so rapidly in Latin America?

Back 41

People are looking for jobs