Physical Features
Population
Economic
Climate
Vegetation
100
What is the river that boarders Mexico and Texas?
The river that boarders Mexico and Texas is the Rio Grande.
100
Use the Population Overhead:
Where can you find out what the colors represent on the map?
You can find out information about the colors on the Map Key (legend).
100
Use Economic Overhead:
Which color represents "Little or no activity"?
The color that represents little or no activity is Grey (or White).
100
Use the Climate Overhead:
What color represents "Marine west coast"?
Dark Green is the color that represents marine west coast.
100
Use Vegetation Overhead :
What color on this map represents "broadleaf evergreen forest"?
Red on the map represents broadleaf evergreen forest.
200
Use Physical Overhead:
Where is the Pampas?
The Pampas are located between 30s and 40 s and 70'w-50w.
200
Use Population Overhead:
What color on the map represents under 1 person per sq. mi?
The color that represents under 1 person per sq. mi. is yellow.
200
Use Economic Overhead :
What color represents Livestock raising?
The color that represents Livestock raising is brown.
200
FREE FOR ALL Have one person from each team come to the front of the room with a pen or pencil give each student a blank map
The first person to Label Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Argentina will win the 200 points.
200
Use Vegetation Overhead :
What color on this map represents "Desert"?
Yellow is the color on the map that represents Desert.
300
What is the Name of the Mountain chain in Latin America?
The Andes Mountains is the name of the mountain chain in Latin America.
300
Use Population Overhead:
Which are the three most populated cities south of the equator?
Buenos Aires, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro are the most populated cities south of the equator.
300
Use Economic Overhead :
Which resource is most abundant in Latin America north of the equator?
Petroleum is the most abundant resource in Latin America, north of the equator.
300
Use Climate Overhead :
Which color on the map represents "Tropical wet and dry"?
Pink is the color that represents tropical wet and dry.
300
Use Vegetation Overhead:
Which of these Latin American countries has the largest desert scrub vegetation zone?
A. Venezuela
B. Chile
C. Mexico
D. Peru
C. Mexico
400
Use Physical Overhead :
What important physical feature is found near 10°N latitude and 80°W longitude? In which country is it located?
The Isthmus of Panama is located near 10°N latitude and 80°W longitude. It is in the country of Panama.
400
FREE FOR ALL Have one student from each group come down to the front Use Population Overhead:
Using the overhead provided, What color represents Over 100 per sq mile?
400
Use Economic Overhead :
Name four Latin American countries where most of the precious metals (gold, silver, copper) are found.
Most of the precious metals in Latin America are found in Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile.
400
Use Climate Overhead :
What is the main climate zone of the two largest islands that lie near 20°N latitude?
The main climate zone of the two largest islands that lie just north or south of 20°N latitude is tropical wet and dry.
400
Use Vegetation Overhead :
In which of these places can large areas of temperate grassland vegetation be found?
A. Andes Mountains
B. Atacama Desert
C. Pampas
D. Sierra Madre Occidental
C. Pampas
500
Which of these physical features runs through the countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina?
A. Amazon River
B. Caribbean Sea
C. Andes Mountains
D. Yucatán Peninsula
C. Andes Mountains
500
Which of the following is the largest urban center in Latin America north of the equator?
A. Buenos Aires
B. Mexico City
C. Rio de Janeiro
D. São Paulo
B. Mexico City
500
Which of the following describes the most typical uses for land in the countries of Central America?
A. hunting and gathering
B. trade and manufacturing
C. commercial fishing and forestry
D. subsistence and commercial farming
D. subsistence and commercial farming
500
Use Climate Overhead:
Which country in Latin America has all of these climates: highlands, arid, semiarid, Mediterranean, and marine west coast?
Chile has all five of these climate zones.
500
Use the Vegetation Overhead:
Which of these vegetation zones covers most of the Amazon basin?
A. desert scrub
B. broadleaf evergreen forest
C. temperate grassland
D. mixed forest
B. broadleaf evergreen forest
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