Geography 322 - Geography of Latin America » Spring 2019 » Quiz 1 Physical Geography Contemporary Human Environment Relationships

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Question #1
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.   encompasses all of the island of Cuba
D.   extends over most of Mexico
Question #2
The Andes mountains:
A.   have no peaks taller than 20,000 feet tall
B.   are moving closer to Africa due to continental drift
C.   are the result of the Nazca and Cocos plates being subducted under the South American and Caribbean plates
D.   are no longer seismically active
Question #3
Biomes:
A.   are usually named after the explorer who discovered them
B.   are only present in tropical areas
C.   have very little correlation with climate
D.   are characterized by the natural plants and animals that dominate them
Question #4
Tropical rainforests:
A.   have soils with very low fertility
B.   expand 20 to 30 degrees North and South of the equator
C.   North and south of the rainforest are semi-arid grasslands
D.   have abundant ground-level vegetation
Question #5
The steppe biome
A.   is the result of adiabatic cooling and condensation
B.   is created by high pressures and dry conditions 30 degrees north and south of the equator
C.   is the result of the subduction of the Cocos plate
D.   occurs along the equator 
Question #6
The Cockpit region of central Jamaica:
A.   is located in Belize
B.   is one of the most deforested areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
C.   suffered deforestation due to encroaching human settlements
D.   recently experienced reforestation
Question #7
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 #8
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.   are not affected by climate change.
D.   create increased precipitation in Central America in the spring and summer months
Question #9
Many Central and South American cities are located in the
A.   tierra helada
B.   tierra caliente
C.   tierra templada
D.   tierra fria
Question #10
Environmental determinism,,
A.   is an idea that is very common among contemporary geographers
B.   suggests that humans have a growing influence on how the environment functions
C.   was used to explain hunter-gatherer societies in the Amazon basin

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