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1
What ancient civilization lived on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala?
Olmecs
Mayans
Incas
Aztecs
2
What are the 2 landlocked countries of South America?
Paraguay & Colombia
Brazil & Bolivia
Guatemala & Belize
Bolivia & Paraguay
3
What is the series of mountain ranges in Mexico?
Alps
Sierra Madres
Andes
Rockies
4
Vertical zonation
isa term that describes diff. levels of climate, settlement and land usein
high latitude areas
mountainous areas
urban areas
coastal areas
5
The world’s largest andmost diverse rainforest can be found in the
Llanos
Amazon river basin
Rio Grande river basin
Haciendas
6
What is the driest place in the western hemisphere?
Mojave Desert
Gobi Desert
Atacama Desert
Sahara Desert
7
What is the most valuable export from Latin America?
Rice
Cacao
Marijuana
Coffee
8
The Caribbean includes
Uruguay
Ecuador
Jamaica
El Salvador
9
What are the squatter settlements in Brazil, especially Rio de Janiero, called?
Shantytowns
Shacks
Dumps
Favelas
10
What is the megacity located in Argentina?
Buenos Aires
Sao Paulo
Mexico City
Montevideo
11
What is the dominantdenomination of Christianity in Latin America?
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Baptist
Eastern Orthodox
12
What is the name of theMayan ruins located in Guatemala?
Tikal
Ejido
Hacienda
Machu Picchu
13
Physical characteristics of Latin America include
Cascades Mtns
taiga
tundra
Andes Mtns
14
Whichof the following countries is in the region known as Latin America?
Brunei
Canada
Bolivia
Laos
15
What are llanos and pampas?
pack animals that live in the Andes
grasslands in Argentina & Venezuela used for grazing
Rivers in Ecuador
Canals that divide Central & South America
16
What is the officiallanguage of Brazil?
Portuguese
French
Spanish
English
17
Theregion known as Latin America includes the following in the cultural landscape:
Pagodas
Machu Picchu
Skyscrapers
Taj Mahal
18
Large farming estates inLatin America are called
stations
collectives
ejidos
haciendas
19
Which of the followingcountries in Latin America has oil resources?
Venezuela
Chile
Panama
Paraguay
20
What practice is used to destroy much rainforest in Latin America?
All of the above
Slash & burn agriculture
Logging
Illegal lumber harvesting
