Review for Latin American Geography Quiz

Question 1

Rank these regions in terms of POPULATION DENSITY: 5#?

Answer 1

Llanos Plains (2 people/km2)

Question 2

Rank these regions in terms of POPULATION DENSITY: 6#?

Answer 2

Amazon Basin (0.13 people/km2)

Question 3

Rank these regions in terms of POPULATION DENSITY: 2#?

Answer 3

Leeward Islands (84 people/km2)

Question 4

Rank these regions in terms of POPULATION DENSITY: 3#?

Answer 4

Pampas Grasslands (36.59 people/km2)

Question 5

Rank these regions in terms of POPULATION DENSITY: 1#?

Answer 5

Mexican Plateau (120 people/km2)

Question 6

List the primary ECONOMIC ACTIVITY for each of the following regions: Mexican Plateau

Answer 6

Agriculture

Question 7

List the primary ECONOMIC ACTIVITY for each of the following regions: Amazon Basin

Answer 7

Agriculture

Question 8

List the primary ECONOMIC ACTIVITY for each of the following regions: Leeward Islands

Answer 8

Tourism

Question 9

List the primary ECONOMIC ACTIVITY for each of the following regions: Pampas Grasslands

Answer 9

Agriculture

Question 10

List the primary ECONOMIC ACTIVITY for each of the following regions: Andes Mountain

Answer 10

Agriculture

Question 11

Rank these regions in terms of POPULATION DENSITY: #4

Answer 11

Andes Mountain (34 people/km2)

Question 12

List the primary ECONOMIC ACTIVITY for each of the following regions: Llanos Plains

Answer 12

Cattle raising and farming

Question 13

Describe the Physical Conditions (climate, vegetation, landforms) for each of the following regions: Amazon Basin

Answer 13

C: Tropical V: Variety of trees L: Rainforest region

Question 14

Describe the Physical Conditions (climate, vegetation, landforms) for each of the following regions: Llanos Plains

Answer 14

C: Tropical Savanna V: Swamp grasses, sedges L: Savanna/Grassland region

Question 15

Describe the Physical Conditions (climate, vegetation, landforms) for each of the following regions: Mexican Plateau

Answer 15

C: Semiarid, Subtropical V: Deserts L: Semiarid plateau

Question 16

Describe the Physical Conditions (climate, vegetation, landforms) for each of the following regions: Leeward Islands

Answer 16

C: Sunny, warm V: Miconia & Clusia species L: Island(s)

Question 17

Describe the Physical Conditions (climate, vegetation, landforms) for each of the following regions: Pampas Grasslands

Answer 17

C: Hot, dry V: Grassy prairie; steppe L: Flat, fertile plains

Question 18

Describe the Physical Conditions (climate, vegetation, landforms) for each of the following regions: Andes Mountain

Answer 18

C: Tropical Rainforest V: Bushes, grasses, small trees L: Canyons, valleys, plains

Question 19

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Answer 19

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Question 20

Where are the Andes Mountains located?

Answer 20

South America.

Question 21

Where is the Mexican Plateau located?

Answer 21

north-south through the center of Mexico, from the Rio Grande River at the US/Mexico border, down into the volcanic mountain ranges of central Mexico.

Question 22

Where is the Llanos Plains located?

Answer 22

Colombia

Question 23

Where is the Pampas Grasslands?

Answer 23

central Argentina from the Atlantic coast to the Andean foothills

Question 24

Where is the Leeward Islands located?

Answer 24

the Caribbean Sea

Question 25

Where is the Amazon Basin located?

Answer 25

brazil