Canada and Latin AmericaOnline version Canada and Latin America by Miss Cavanagh 1 Why is Latin America's climate so warm? a It's close to the equator. b It's close to the North Pole. c The sun shines here 24 hours a day 2 What are 3 main natural resources in Canada? a fish, minerals, oil b wind, water, corn c oil, water, wheat 3 This desert in South America is the worlds driest? a Atacama b Sahara c Gobi 4 The oldest known city in the Americas? a Caral, Peru b Mexico City c Chile 5 What river supplies one-fifth of the worlds' fresh water? a Amazon b Mississippi c Mackenzie 6 Canada's richest farmland is in this area? a St.Lawrence Lowlands b Canadian Shield c Western Cordillera 7 Which civilization was the earliest? a Olmec b Aztec c Inca 8 What are in Canada doesn't have any high mountains due to glaciers wearing them down? a Canadian Shield b Western Cordillera c St. Lawrence Lowlands 9 Why do so many plants grow in the Amazon Rain Forest? a warm climate, large amount of rain b warm climate and small amount of rain c cool climate, large amount of rain d cool climate and small amount of rain 10 Canada is the ___ largest county? a second b first c third 11 Latin America includes? a Mexico, Central America, Caribbeans Islands, South America b Canada, North America and Europe c Western Cordillera d Mexico, Canada and North America 12 Why did the Inuit build their shelters of different materials than the other native cultures in Canada? a They lived north of the timberline so they cold not use wood. b They ran out of supplies. c They didn't have any tools. d They wanted to be unique. 13 Canada is part of what continent? a South America b North America c Europe 14 muskeg? a a high plain b a boggy swampland 15 a thin layer of frozen soil a altiplano b Sahara c Gobi d permafrost 16 empire a lands ruled by the nation that conquered them b Canadian Shield c oil, water, wheat d Mexico, Canada and North America
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