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.   is an idea that is very common among contemporary geographers
C.   was used to explain hunter-gatherer societies in the Amazon basin
Question #2
The Caribbean Tectonic Plate:
A.   extends over most of Mexico
B.   encompasses all of the island of Cuba
C.   forms one half of the fault line that caused the earthquake in Haiti in 2010
D.   has not led to any volcanic or earthquake activity
Question #3
The Andes mountains:
A.   are no longer seismically active
B.   have no peaks taller than 20,000 feet tall
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 usually named after the explorer who discovered them
B.   have very little correlation with climate
C.   are only present in tropical areas
D.   are characterized by the natural plants and animals that dominate them
Question #5
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 #6
The steppe biome
A.   occurs along the equator 
B.   is the result of adiabatic cooling and condensation
C.   is the result of the subduction of the Cocos plate
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.   recently experienced reforestation
B.   is one of the most deforested areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
C.   suffered deforestation due to encroaching human settlements
D.   is located in Belize
Question #8
Natural disasters in Central America (and Latin America in general)
A.   result in increased devastation due to socioeconomic and settlement patterns.
B.   were remarkably infrequent in 1998.
C.   cannot be predicted or prepared for very well.
D.   have increased in frequency each year since 1998 due to climate change and ENSO events.
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.   are not affected by climate change.
D.   create increased precipitation in Central America in the spring and summer months
Question #10
Many Central and South American cities are located in the  
A.   tierra caliente
B.   tierra templada
C.   tierra fria
D.   tierra helada

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