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Chapter Nine Latin America Geography
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1
All of the following constitute the Caribbean islands
except
the
Bahamas
Sierra Madres
Greater Antilles
Lesser Antilles
2
Which of the following does not make up the Caribbean Islands?
Bahamas
Middle Antilles
Lesser Antilles
Greater Antilles
3
What is one of the most important economic activities in the Caribbean?
Sugar
Hurricane Clean up
Plantations
Tourism
4
What are people of mixed European and Indian decent called?
Aztecs
Mestizo
Latizo
Spanish-Indian
5
The world's largest (2.7 million sq. miles) mass of vegetation?
Mississippi River Basin
Mesopotamia
Nile River Basin
Amazon River Basin
6
Flat island of the Caribbean is called what?
Savanna
Plateau
Coral
Cay
7
What is the topmost forest layer, where branches of tall trees meet called?
Canopy
Cay
Savanna
Basin
8
What separates the mountain ranges of Mexico?
Sierra Madre Del Sur.
Sierra Madre Oriental
central plateau
Sierra Madre Occidental
9
What is the chief crop grown on plantations in the Caribbean?
Corn
Sugar
Potatos
Tomatos
10
Which culture does not make up part of culture in Latin America?
Russian
Inca
Aztec
Spanish
11
Even though most of South America is in tropical latitudes...
cold ocean currents keep the air cool and dry
climate and vegetation differ greatly by region
there is little tropical vegetation on the continent
the mountains and highlands keep the growing season short
12
What is a lowland region of tropical grassland?
El Nino
Coral
Cay
Savanna
13
What are rock-like skeletons of tiny sea animals that have built up over time called?
Coral
Tropical Canopy
Basin
Cay
14
What two bodies of water does the Yucatan Peninsula separate?
Gulf of Mexico
Bahamas
Gulf of Bengal
Caribbean Sea
15
Which of the following is not a region of South America?
Tundra
Plateau
Basin
Mountains
16
What type of climate and vegetation does South America Have a majority of?
It does not have any
Tropical/Tropical Rain Forest
Mediterranean
Arid/Semi-Arid
17
What is an area drained by a major river and its tributaries?
Cay
Basin
Savanna
Canopy
18
Latin American society is marked by
a growing middle class
declining population growth
great equality of income
large gaps between rich and poor
19
What weather pattern that happens about once every three years influencing global weather?
Tropical Storm
Hurricane
El Nino
El Nina
20
The culture of Latin America reflects all of the following except
Roman Catholicism
Chinese cultures
Aztec and Incan cultures
Spanish and Portuguese influences
21
Where is the Ancient Aztec capital located?
Acapulco
Mexico City
Brasilla
San Juan
22
The world's single largest mass of vegetation is found in
Andes Mountains
Amazon rain forests
Gran Chaco grasslands
Brazilian Highlands
23
What is a tropical storm with winds of at least 74 miles per hour?
El Nina
El Nino
Tropical Storm
Hurricane
24
What separates the mountain ranges of Mexico?
Plateau of Mexico
Plateau of Seirra
Sonoran Plateau
Plateau of Madre
25
What are storms called that have at least 39 mile per hour wind called?
Hurricane
El Nino
Tropical Storm
Coral
26
The Yucatan Peninsula helps separate the Gulf of Mexico from
the Pacific Ocean
the Atlantic Ocean
Lake Nicaragua
the Caribbean Sea
27
High flat land (sometimes between mountain ranges) is called?
Canopy
Plateau
Savanna
Basin
28
All of the following are regions of South America
except
the Andes Mountains
the pampas
the Amazon Basin
the central plateau