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

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Question #1
Environmental determinism:
A.   is an idea that is very common among contemporary geographers
B.   was used to explain hunter-gatherer societies in the Amazon basin
C.   suggests that humans have a growing influence on how the environment functions
Question #2
The Caribbean Tectonic Plate:
A.   extends over most of Mexico
B.   has not led to any volcanic or earthquake activity
C.   forms one half of the fault line that caused the earthquake in Haiti in 2010
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 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 #4
Biomes:
A.   have very little correlation with climate
B.   are only present in tropical areas
C.   are characterized by the natural plants and animals that dominate them
D.   are usually named after the explorer who discovered them
Question #5
Tropical rainforests:
A.   have abundant ground-level vegetation
B.   expand 20 to 30 degrees North and South of the equator
C.   have soils with very low fertility
D.   North and south of the rainforest are semi-arid grasslands
Question #6
The steppe biome
A.   is created by high pressures and dry conditions 30 degrees north and south of the equator
B.   occurs along the equator 
C.   is the result of the subduction of the Cocos plate
D.   is the result of adiabatic cooling and condensation
Question #7
The Cockpit region of central Jamaica:
A.   recently experienced reforestation
B.   suffered deforestation due to encroaching human settlements
C.   is located in Belize
D.   is one of the most deforested areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
Question #8
Natural disasters in Central America (and Latin America in general)
A.   result in increased devastation due to socioeconomic and settlement patterns.
B.   cannot be predicted or prepared for very well.
C.   have increased in frequency each year since 1998 due to climate change and ENSO events.
D.   were remarkably infrequent in 1998.
Question #9
El Nino (ENSO) events: 
A.   create increased precipitation in Central America in the spring and summer months
B.   are positively correlated with earthquake activity.
C.   are caused by warm Pacific ocean waters migrating to the South American coast.
D.   are not affected by climate change.
Question #10
Many Central and South American cities are located in the  
A.   tierra fria
B.   tierra templada
C.   tierra caliente
D.   tierra helada

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