Latin American Geography Trivia

Question 1

This is considered an ocean basin and is surrounded by the North American continent.

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Gulf of Mexico

Question 2

This body of water is the world’s largest ocean.

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Pacific

Question 3

This body of water is world’s second largest ocean.

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Atlantic

Question 4

This river is regarded as the second longest river in the world and carries more water.

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Amazon

Question 5

This country is the largest in South America and is the 5th largest country in the world.

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Brazil

Question 6

This Latin American country is located directly south of the United States.

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Mexico

Question 7

This country is northernmost in South America and struggles with oil-related pollution.

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Venezuela

Question 8

This Latin American country is on the western coast of South America. Home to Incas.

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Peru

Question 9

This mountain range refers to the Occidental, Oriental that run through Mexico.

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Sierra Madre

Question 10

This country is located on the eastern coast of South American and has cowboys called gauchos.

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Argentina

Question 11

This country and the Dominican Republic form the island of “Hispaniola”.

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Haiti

Question 12

This man-made body of water was almost located in Nicaragua and was created to expand trade.

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Panama Canal

Question 13

This country is an island in the Caribbean and is run under a communist dictatorship.

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Cuba

Question 14

This physical feature is considered to be one of the driest and hottest places on earth.

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The Atacama Desert

Question 15

These mountain ranges were home to the Incas and run down the western coast of SA.

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Andes

Question 16

This country’s captial is Bogota and it operates under a unitary constitutional republic

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Colombia

Question 17

This country use to be part of the Incan empire and is wealthy in minerals.

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Bolivia

Question 18

This country is located in the southernmost part of Central America.

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Panama

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