Latin America Mapping Challenge 3 (Thematic Maps are below)

By Brett Butler
Last updated about 1 year ago
27 Questions
1.

Select three Latin American countries that the Andes Mountains run through.

2.

Besides the political boundary map, what other map did you use to answer question 1?

3.

What is the most common type of vegetation throughout Latin America?

4.

Which country has the biggest area of land with the type of vegetation that was the answer to question 3?

5.

Besides the political boundary map, what other map did you use to answer questions 3 and 4?

6.

What is Latin America's most populated city north of the equator?

7.

Select three cities are most populated south of the equator.

8.

Besides the political boundary map, what other map did you use to answer questions 6 and 7?

9.

Which resource is most abundant in Latin America north of the equator?

10.

Which two countries have the most of that resource? (Answer must be north of the equator.)

11.

Besides the political boundary map, what other map did you use to answer questions 9 and 10?

12.

What important physical feature is found near 10°N latitude and 80°W longitude?

13.

In what country is the physical feature from question 12 located?

14.

Besides the political boundary map, what other map did you use to answer questions 12 and 13?

15.

Select the answer that shows two countries and one neighboring territory that have the lowest population density in Latin America?

16.

Besides the political boundary map, what other map did you use to answer question 15?

17.

Which country in Latin America has all of these climates: highlands, arid, semiarid, mediterranean, and marine coast west?

18.

Besides the political boundary map, what other map did you use to answer question 17?

19.

Which two Latin American countries have the most desert vegetation?

20.

Which four countries have the most desert scrub vegetation?

21.

Besides the political boundary map, what other map did you use to answer questions 19 and 20?

22.

What seven countries lie southeast of Mexico and northwest of Columbia?

23.

What two ways is the most common land use in those seven countries from question 22?

24.

Besides the political boundary map, what other map did you use to answer questions 22 and 23?

25.

What is the main climate zone of the two largest islands that near 20°N ?

26.

What three countries are located on the two largest islands? (*Hint-work backwards. Locate the countries in each question and determine which ones are on the largest islands.)

27.

Besides the political boundary map, what other map did you use to anser questions 25 and 26?