Geography 322 - Geography of Latin America » Fall 2020 » Quiz 7 - Physical Geography

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Question #1
Environmental determinism:
A.   was used to explain hunter-gatherer societies in the Amazon basin
B.   suggests that humans have a growing influence on how the environment functions
C.   is an idea that is very common among contemporary geographers
Question #2
The Caribbean Tectonic Plate:
A.   has not led to any volcanic or earthquake activity
B.   forms one half of the fault line that caused the earthquake in Haiti in 2010
C.   extends over most of Mexico
D.   encompasses all of the island of Cuba
Question #3
The Andes mountains:
A.   have no peaks taller than 20,000 feet tall
B.   are no longer seismically active
C.   are the result of the Nazca and Cocos plates being subducted under the South American and Caribbean plates
D.   are moving closer to Africa due to continental drift
Question #4
Biomes:
A.   are characterized by the natural plants and animals that dominate them
B.   are only present in tropical areas
C.   have very little correlation with climate
D.   are usually named after the explorer who discovered them
Question #5
Tropical rainforests:
A.   North and south of the rainforest are semi-arid grasslands
B.   have soils with very low fertility
C.   have abundant ground-level vegetation
D.   expand 20 to 30 degrees North and South of the equator
Question #6
The steppe biome
A.   occurs along the equator
B.   is the result of adiabatic cooling and condensation
C.   is created by high pressures and dry conditions 30 degrees north and south of the equator
D.   is the result of the subduction of the Cocos plate
Question #7
The Cockpit region of central Jamaica:
A.   recently experienced reforestation
B.   is one of the most deforested areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
C.   suffered deforestation due to encroaching human settlements
D.   is located in Belize
Question #8
Natural disasters in Central America (and Latin America in general)
A.   have increased in frequency each year since 1998 due to climate change and ENSO events.
B.   cannot be predicted or prepared for very well.
C.   were remarkably infrequent in 1998.
D.   result in increased devastation due to socioeconomic and settlement patterns.
Question #9
El Nino (ENSO) events:
A.   are not affected by climate change.
B.   are positively correlated with earthquake activity.
C.   create increased precipitation in Central America in the spring and summer months
D.   are caused by warm Pacific ocean waters migrating to the South American coast.
Question #10
Many Central and South American cities are located in the
A.   tierra fria
B.   tierra templada
C.   tierra helada
D.   tierra caliente

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