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

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