History 251
Latin American History II
Map Quiz Study Sheet
http://www.inform.umd.eduSpring01/HIST251/mapquiz.html

Using a map identical to the one that accompanies this study sheet, you will be quizzed on these items at the end of lecture on Wednesday, February 7, 2001.

In order to pass the quiz, you must correctly locate seven or more (out of a possible ten) items drawn from the following list of Latin America's major geographic/topographic/regional features.

All passing grades will be given full credit for the map quiz (5% of total course grade). If you do not pass on the first attempt, you may retake the quiz once. Please arrange re-tests with Yamile.

Click here for a copy of the map to be used on the exam.

IMPORTANT: This map does not contain modern political boundaries. If you would like to see the same map with modern political boundaries, click here. Again, modern political boundaries will not appear on the map used for the quiz.

Study Tips:

  • After locating the geographic/topographic terms that you know off the top of your head, look for unfamiliar terms in the maps to be found in the Chasteen's Born in Blood and Fire. The Chasteen text also includes a brief statistical portrait of Latin America on pp. 25-27.

  • Consult one of the many atlases in the Reference Section of McKeldin Library. An especially useful atlas is:

  • For online resources, see:
  • The following portals contain searchable maps:

    The Natural Environment:

    Altiplano
    Amazon River Basin
    The Andes
    Atacama Desert
    Caribbean Sea
    Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas
    Gran Chaco
    Island of Hispaniola
    Lake Maracaibo
    Lake Titicaca
    Los Llanos
    Maipo Valley
    Maraj„ Island
    Orinoco River
    The Pampas
    Paraíba River Valley
    Paraná River
    Planalto Central
    Patagonia
    Rio Grande/Rio Bravo
    The Sertão
    Tierra del Fuego
    The Yucatán Peninsula

    States, Regions, Nations

    The Andean Republics
    Bahia
    Baja California
    Central America
    Dominican Republic
    Greater Antilles
    Honduras
    Mercosul/Mercosur Signatories
    Mexico pre-1848
    Mexico post-1848
    Morelos
    Mesoamerica
    NAFTA Signatories
    Peru
    Plate Region
    Sonora
    The Southern Cone 

    Principal Cities:

    Asunción
    Bogotá
    Brasília
    Buenos Aires
    Caracas
    Havana
    La Paz
    Lima
    Managua
    Medellín
    Mendoza
    Mexico City
    Monterrey
    Montevideo
    Panama City
    Rio de Janeiro
    San Juan
    San Salvador
    Santiago de Chile
    Santiago de Cuba
    São Paulo
    Tegucigalpa
    Veracruz

    Key Demographic Indicators

    Largest Nation (by area)
    Smallest Nation (by population)
    Largest GDP (total)
    Largest GDP (per capita)
    Highest Life Expectancy

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