LASC 234
Issues in Latin American Studies
Map Quiz Study Sheet

http://www.history.umd.edu/Faculty/DWilliams/courses/Fall11/LASC234/mapstudy.html

Drawing from the attached list of major geographic features of Latin America, you will be quizzed at the beginning of the class period on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. You will be given ten items drawn from the list below and asked to locate each on a blank map.

You may download the map to be used on the quiz at:

http://www.history.umd.edu/Faculty/DWilliams/courses/Fall10/LASC234/map.pdf

Seven or more correct answers will be considered a passing grade. If you do not pass on the first attempt, you may retake the quiz.

Study Tip: For starters, consult the maps reproduced in the Winn textbook. From there, use many of the excellent mapping resources available on the internet, starting with Google Maps or Google Earth.

For a good print atlas of Latin America, see Michael LaRosa and Germán Mejia, An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2007. [McKeldin Reference Stacks G1541.S1 L3 2007].

The Physical Environment:

Amazon River Basin
Altiplano
The Andes
Atacama Desert
Caribbean Sea
Falklands /Islas Malvinas
Gran Chaco
Island of Hispaniola
Lake Titicaca
Los Llanos
Orinoco River
Patagonia
The Pampas
The Pantanal
Planalto Central
Rio Grande (Rio Bravo)
Río de la Plata
Straits of Magellan
Tierra del Fuego
The Yucatán Peninsula

Nations:

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela


Principal Cities:

Asunción
Bogotá
Brasília
Buenos Aires
Caracas
Havana
La Paz
Lima
Los Angeles
Managua
Mexico City
Miami
Montevideo
Panama City
Rio de Janeiro
San Juan
San Salvador
Santiago
São Paulo

Regions:

Andean Republics
Gran Colombia
Greater Antilles
Mercosur/Mercosul Signatories
Mesoamerica
NAFTA Signatories
River Plate
Southern Cone