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What factors affect crops?
a) temperature, rainfall, elevation
b) temperature, wind, elevation
c) wind, rainfall, elevation
d) rainfall, sunshine, wind

Many parts of Latin America have what type of climate?
a) Tropical wet
b) Tropical dry
c) Semiarid
d) Arid

What factors affect climate?
a) seasons, location, wind
b) temperature, elevation, location
c) elevation, location, wind, mountains
d) mountains, wind, temperature, rainfall

River waters are important for the following reasons:
a) recreation, swimming and transportation
b) power for electricity, recreation
c) transportation and vacationers
d) food, transportation, fresh water, power for electricity

What is the second highest mountain range in the world?
a) Rocky Mountains
b) Andes Mountains
c) Himalayan Mountains
d) Coastal Mountains

The Caribbean region is made up of what types of islands
a) made from volcanoes, islands made from earthquakes
b) made from volcanoes, islands made from hurricanes
c) tops of mountains and volanoes, islands made from coral
d) tops of mountains, islands made from earthquakes

What three land regions make up Latin America?
a) United States, Mexico, Brazil
b) Middle America, Caribbean Islands, South America
c) Mexico, Caribbean Islands, United States
d) Middle America, Central America, South America

The Amazon River caries about what percentage of the fresh river water on earth?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 50%

How much of Mexico is covered by trees?
a) 1/4
b) 1/3
c) 1/2
d) 3/4

Central America has what two thing that are important for farming?
a) rich soil, good climate
b) rich soil, good workers
c) hot weather, good food
d) hot weather, good machines

Central America's water regions are rich in what?
a) plant life, fish
b) fish, rushing water
c) rushing water, plant life
d) fish and minerals

South America is rich in minerals like...
a) gold, copper, tin, bauxite, iron ore, oil and natural gas
b) fish, trees, silver, dirt
c) gold, silver, trees, fish
d) gold, silver, tin, iron ore, oil and diamonds

In South America, some plants are used to make...
a) medicine
b) clothes
c) homes
d) books

What affect does the El Nino have?
a) warms the waters which kills plants and causes fish to move away or die
b) cools the water which kills plants and causes fish to move away or die
c) warms the waters which limits transportation
d) cools the waters which limits tourism

South America has rich soil to grow...
a) pineapples, lemons, potatoes
b) coffee, wheat, sugar cane, cotton, rice
c) coffee, tea, apples, potatoes
d) lemons, limes, oranges

Which South American country has abundant oil?
a) Venezuela
b) Uruguay
c) Brazil
d) Chile

How does elevation affect climate?
a) The higher the elevation the warmer it gets.
b) The higher the elevation the colder it gets.
c) The higher the elevation the more rainy it gets.
d) The higher the elevation the hotter it gets.

How does location (latitude) affect climate?
a) The closer to the equator the colder it gets.
b) The farther from the equator the colder it gets.
c) The closer to the equator the more rainy gets.
d) The farther from the equator the more windy it gets.

More rain falls on the side of the island that
a) faces the wind (windward)
b) faces another island
c) doesn't face the wind (leeward)
d) faces the clouds

The Caribbean region is made up of several types of what?
a) valleys
b) islands
c) plateaus
d) rivers

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