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.   extends over most of Mexico
B.   has not led to any volcanic or earthquake activity
C.   encompasses all of the island of Cuba
D.   forms one half of the fault line that caused the earthquake in Haiti in 2010
Question #3
The Andes mountains:
A.   have no peaks taller than 20,000 feet tall
B.   are no longer seismically active
C.   are moving closer to Africa due to continental drift
D.   are the result of the Nazca and Cocos plates being subducted under the South American and Caribbean plates
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.   have abundant ground-level vegetation
B.   North and south of the rainforest are semi-arid grasslands
C.   expand 20 to 30 degrees North and South of the equator
D.   have soils with very low fertility
Question #6
The steppe biome
A.   is the result of adiabatic cooling and condensation
B.   is the result of the subduction of the Cocos plate
C.   occurs along the equator
D.   is created by high pressures and dry conditions 30 degrees north and south of the equator
Question #7
The Cockpit region of central Jamaica:
A.   is located in Belize
B.   recently experienced reforestation
C.   is one of the most deforested areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
D.   suffered deforestation due to encroaching human settlements
Question #8
Natural disasters in Central America (and Latin America in general)
A.   cannot be predicted or prepared for very well.
B.   have increased in frequency each year since 1998 due to climate change and ENSO events.
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 positively correlated with earthquake activity.
B.   are caused by warm Pacific ocean waters migrating to the South American coast.
C.   create increased precipitation in Central America in the spring and summer months
D.   are not affected by climate change.
Question #10
Many Central and South American cities are located in the
A.   tierra fria
B.   tierra caliente
C.   tierra helada
D.   tierra templada

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