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Latin America Studyguide

Quiz by Betrease Lawson

Grade 6-8
ELA - History/Social Studies
Common Core

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  • Q1
    Constructed in 1914 across the Isthmus of Panama, this manmade waterway allows for the passage of vessels between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean
    Atacama Desert
    Sierra Madre
    Amazon River
    Panama Canal
    30s
  • Q2
    Large body of water on the west side of Mexico that stretches down the entire western side of Central and South America
    Atlantic Ocean
    Gulf of Mexico
    Pacific Ocean
    Panama Canal
    30s
  • Q3
    Series of mountain ranges extending along the eastern, western, and southern sides of Mexico; collectively this mountain system covers over 1,700 miles of terrain
    Caribbean
    Sierra Madre Mountains
    Atacama Desert
    Andes Mountains
    30s
  • Q4
    Major body of water off the eastern coast of Mexico
    Amazon River
    Atlantic Ocean
    Pacific Ocean
    Gulf of Mexico
    30s
  • Q5
    Located in South America, on its western central coast; it is located primarily in Chile and is over 600 square miles in size and is the driest place on Earth
    Amazon River
    Panama Canal
    Atacama Desert
    Sierra Madre
    30s
  • Q6
    Extends down the western side of the entire continent for nearly 4,500 miles
    Andes Mountains
    Mexico
    Sierra Madre Mountains
    Atacama Desert
    30s
  • Q7
    Flowing across the north central part of the continent and is located primarily in Brazil, nearly 4,000 miles long; the world’s second longest river after the Nile
    Caribbean Sea
    Gulf of Mexico
    Amazon River
    Pacific Ocean
    30s
  • Q8
    Major body of water located east of Central America and north of South America
    Atlantic Ocean
    Caribbean Sea
    Gulf of Mexico
    Pacific Ocean
    30s
  • Q9
    A country of central and northwest North America with coastlines on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
    Bolivia
    Mexico
    South America
    United States
    30s
  • Q10
    A continent of the Western Hemisphere southeast of North America between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
    Colombia
    South America
    Brazil
    Venezuela
    30s
  • Q11
    The world’s second-largest ocean touching the American continents to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
    Caribbean Sea
    Atlantic Ocean
    Gulf of Mexico
    Pacific Ocean
    30s
  • Q12
    The U.S.’s southern neighbor and NAFTA trading partner
    United States
    Brazil
    Mexico
    Bolivia
    30s
  • Q13
    A country of northern South America on the Caribbean Sea
    Venezuela
    Brazil
    Mexico
    United States
    30s
  • Q14
    This country has the continent’s largest total land area, economy, and population
    Colombia
    Brazil
    Bolivia
    Canada
    30s
  • Q15
    The only communist state in the Western Hemisphere; an island country in the Caribbean Sea south of Florida
    Panama
    Cuba
    Mexico
    Canada
    30s

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