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.   suggests that humans have a growing influence on how the environment functions
B.   was used to explain hunter-gatherer societies in the Amazon basin
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.   encompasses all of the island of Cuba
C.   extends over most of Mexico
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 the result of the Nazca and Cocos plates being subducted under the South American and Caribbean plates
C.   are no longer seismically active
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.   have very little correlation with climate
C.   are only present in tropical areas
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.   expand 20 to 30 degrees North and South of the equator
C.   have soils with very low fertility
D.   have abundant ground-level vegetation
Question #6
The steppe biome
A.   is the result of the subduction of the Cocos plate
B.   is the result of adiabatic cooling and condensation
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.   suffered deforestation due to encroaching human settlements
B.   is located in Belize
C.   is one of the most deforested areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
D.   recently experienced reforestation
Question #8
Natural disasters in Central America (and Latin America in general)
A.   were remarkably infrequent in 1998.
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.   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 templada
B.   tierra caliente
C.   tierra fria
D.   tierra helada

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