1. Many people in Mexico City drive cars, which produce air pollution that is trapped by the surrounding Sierra Madre mountains, causing an air pollution problem. 2. Mexico and Venezuela both export oil. 3. Most Brazilians live along the coast because of the better climate, access to water, and location of cities and jobs.

1. Scavenger Hunt
Review
Unit 6: Geography of
Latin America and the Caribbean

2. 1. Describe the air pollution
problem in Mexico:

3. Mexico City is very populous.
Many people drive cars, which
produce air pollution. The
Sierra Madre mountains act as
a barrier around Mexico. They
trap the air pollution over the
area.

4. 2. Which export do Mexico
and Venezuela have in
common?

5. OIL

6. 3. Why do most Brazilians live
along the coast?

7. --Better climate
--Access to water
--Cities are located here
(jobs!)

8. 4. Describe Cuba’s main
industry:

9. Farming

10. 5. Explain why most Latin
American countries speak
either Spanish or Portuguese.

11. The Americas were originally
explored by Spain and
Portugal. These countries
forced their language &
religion on the indigenous
peoples living there.

12. 6. What three regions make
up Latin America?

13. 1. Mexico & Central America
2. The Caribbean
3. South America

14. 7. What can a “literate”
person do?

15. Read and write

16. 8. How is oil production
hurting Venezuela’s
environment?

17. Just take a look…

18. 9. What is the purpose of the
Panama Canal?

19. It’s a huge shortcut for
trading!
--links the Atlantic to the
Pacific

20. 10. Describe the location of
Cuba:

21. It is in the Caribbean sea, near
Haiti and Jamaica.

22. 11. In which country would you
find a lot of Portuguese
speakers?

23. Brazil

24. 12. What does the word
“indigenous” mean?

25. People who are native to the
area--their ancestors have
always lived there.
Examples: Aztec, Inca, Maya

26. 13. Which 3 groups have had
an impact on the culture of
Latin America?

27. 1. Europeans
2. Indigenous peoples
(natives)
3. Africans

28. 14. What is the most
populated country in Latin
America?

29. Brazil

30. 15. Describe deforestation:

31. Clearing the land of all the
trees in hopes of making
money through timber
production, farming, or
mining.

32. 16. Describe the location of the
Panama Canal:

33. North of South America

34. 17. Which country is
experiencing major problems
with deforestation?

35. Brazil
(Amazon Rainforest)

36. 18. Describe the impact of the
slave trade on people in the
Caribbean and South America
today:

37. Many people in this area are
of African descent.
(Their ancestors were forced to
be slaves in this area.)

38. 19. What can a country do to
improve its standard of living?

39. Invest in human capital--
teach people how to read and
write!

40. 20. Because Cuba is so small,
it can only produce a limited
amount of resources. What
must the government do to
get products for the people?

41. Cuba has to import a large
amount of products.

42. What country is
this?

43. Mexico

44. What country is
this?

45. Cuba

46. What country is
this?

47. Bolivia

48. What country is
this?

49. Venezuela

50. What country is
this?

51. Peru

52. What country is
this?

53. Brazil

54. What physical
feature is this?

55. Andes Mountains

56. What physical
feature is this?

57. Pacific Ocean

58. What physical
feature is this?

59. Sierra Madre Mountains

60. What physical
feature is this?

61. Caribbean Sea

62. What physical
feature is this?

63. Atacama Desert

64. What physical
feature is this?

65. Panama Canal

66. What physical
feature is this?

67. Gulf of Mexico

68. How’d you do? Are there any
questions that you’re still
having trouble with? If so, go
back and look at them again!
STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!