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1
How much rainfall does the Atacama Desert have every year on average, making it one of the driest places on earth?
7-8 inches
30-40 inches
1/2 inch
2
Which type of map is in the picture?
political map
physical map
3
Which type of map are
seas/oceans
found on?
Political
Both
Physical
4
Which type of map are
state capitals
found on?
Political
Both
Physical
5
Look at the map on your table. Which landform is #14
Yucatan Peninsula
Llanos
Baja Peninsula
Cape Horn
6
Look at the map on your table. Which landform is #17
Llanos
Baja Peninsula
Cape Horn
Yucatan Peninsula
7
Look at the map on your table. Which landform is #16
Yucatan Peninsula
Baja Peninsula
Cape Horn
Llanos
8
What is the name of the
largest
waterfall on earth?
ILaughwhenyou Falls
Victoria Falls
Niagra Falls
Angel Falls
9
Look at the map on your table. Which river is #19
Orinoco River
Rio Grande
Amazon River
10
Which type of map is a
key/legend
found on?
Both
Political
Physical
11
Which type of map are
highways/roads
found on?
Both
Political
Physical
12
Look at the map on your table. Which body of water is #12
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
13
Look at the map on your table. Which country is #5
Peru
Chile
Brazil
Argentina
14
Which mountain range does
NOT
run through central Mexico?
Sierra Nevada
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Occidental
15
Which one of these is
NOT
one of the diseases that many plants from the rainforest are used to fight against?
cancer
Chicken Pox
malaria
16
Look at the map on your table. Which country is #4
Venezuela
Mexico
Panama
Guatemala
17
Look at the map on your table. Which landform is #13
Yucatan Peninsula
Baja Peninsula
Cape Horn
Llanos
18
The Amazon River is the
largest
in the world.
False
True
19
What 2 things contribute to the ideal growing conditions for coffee beans?
warm climate & dry soil
cool climate & rich soil
warm climate & rich soil
cool climate & dry soil
20
Which area does
NOT
provide resources to boost the economy?
rainforests
coastal plains
deserts
21
Which type of map are
states
found on?
Physical
Political
Both
22
Which type of map is in the picture?
political map
physical map
23
Look at the map on your table. Which landform is #18
Baja Peninsula
Yucatan Peninsula
Brazilian Highlands
Llanos
24
Which type of map are
rivers
found on?
Both
Physical
Political
25
What is the leading crop grown on these islands? (in the Caribbean Sea)
coffee
corn
sugarcane
tobacco
26
Which type of map are
lakes
found on?
Both
Physical
Political
27
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest are _______________________ directions.
beginner
cardinal
intermediate
28
What is a narrow strip connecting two large land areas?
canal
isthmus
peninsula
plateau
29
a system of several mountain ranges that run parallel to one another
archipelago
isthmus
peninsula
cordillera
30
Which type of map is a
scale
found on?
Physical
Political
Both
31
Which type of map are
forests
found on?
Political
Both
Physical
32
Look at the map on your table. Which landform is #15
Baja Peninsula
Sierra Madre Occidental
Yucatan Peninsula
Cape Horn
33
North, south, east, and west are _______________________ directions.
intermediate
cardinal
beginner
34
Which of these peninsulas is
NOT
found in Mexico?
Florida
Yucatan
Baja
35
Which type of map is a
compass rose
found on?
Both
Political
Physical
36
What is the high flat land that lies between these mountain ranges?
Mexican Plateau
Yucatan Peninsula
Baja Peninsula
Cape Horn
37
What is the name of the largest basin on earth?
Amazon River Basin
Rio Grande River Basin
Limoges Basin
Permian Basin
38
Which type of map are
cities
found on?
Physical
Political
Both
39
Which type of map is a
desert
found on?
Both
Physical
Political
40
Look at the map on your table. Which river is #20
Rio Grande
Amazon River
Orinoco River
41
Which type of map are
country borders
found on?
Physical
Both
Political
42
Look at the map on your table. Which body of water is #10
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
43
Which type of map are
grid lines
found on?
Both
Physical
Political
44
What country is the largest waterfall on earth located in?
Chile
Venezuela
Ecuador
Peru
45
What is another name for
a chain of islands
?
antilles
archipelago
cape
mesas
46
Look at the map on your table. Which country is #8
Brazil
Argentina
Peru
Chile
47
What is the name of Mexico’s
highest
mountain?
Pico de Orizaba
Andes
Pico de Gallo
Pequeno Hombre
48
Which type of map are
mountains
found on?
Physical
Political
Both
49
As the elevation increases the temperature ________________________.
decreases
stays the same
increases
50
Look at the map on your table. Which country is #1
Guatemala
Mexico
Venezuela
Panama
51
Which type of map is a
title
found on?
Both
Physical
Political
52
Look at the map on your table. Which country is #2
Mexico
Venezuela
Guatemala
Panama
53
Which type of map are
countries (names)
found on?
Political
Physical
Both
54
Rain forests are complex ________________________.
ecosystems
food chains
biospheres
habitats
55
The Amazon River is the
longest
in the world.
True
False
56
Look at the map on your table. Which country is #7
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
57
Look at the map on your table. Which body of water is #9
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
58
What is the
richest
non-renewable natural resource that Mexico provides?
oil
silver
zinc
copper
59
Which type of map is a
plateau
found on?
Both
Political
Physical
60
Look at the map on your table. Which body of water is #11
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
61
Which is
NOT
one of the 3 archipelagos located in the Caribbean Sea?
Lesser Antilles
Galapagos Islands
Greater Antilles
Bahamas
62
In the last 40, years _________% of the rainforest has been lost.
75
20
40
63
Look at the map on your table. Which country is #6
Peru
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
64
Look at the map on your table. Which country is #3
Mexico
Guatemala
Venezuela
Panama
65
Which type of map is
elevation
found on?
Political
Both
Physical