CHAPTER 4 EXAM QUESTIONS

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CHAPTER 4 EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -21 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Which high-density city is located outside of a tropical climate zone?

Answer:

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Question 2: Which river basin covers the largest area?

Answer:

Amazon Basin Question 3: The Columbia 1840 historical map best illustrates that:

**I GOT THIS ONE WRONG

Answer:

NOT the northern tier of South America was more politically divided at the national scale in 1840.Question 4: Over the past 40 years, approximately what percentage of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has been destroyed?

Answer:

20%

Question 5: Wheat, maize, and quinoa are largely grown in which region of Latin America?

Answer:

Tierra fria (6000-12,000 feet)

Question 6: What is grassification?

Answer:

The conversion of tropical forest into pasture Question 7: Which drainage basin's river system likely has the highest sediment yield resulting from adjacent deforested landscapes?

Answer:

Parnaiba Question 8: What percentage of the world's plant and animal species are found in tropical rainforests?

Answer:

50% Question 9: How does Brazil's environmental protection agency protect 4 million square kilometers of tropical rainforest with only six helicopters and 600 officers?

Answer:

Brazil's environmental protection agency uses satellite monitoring technology to detect deforestation.Question 10: Which Latin American country is most closely associated with deforestation?

Answer:

Brazil

Question 11: What percentage of the Amazon Rainforest is still standing?

Answer:

Eighty percent of the Amazon Rainforest is still standing.Question 12: What percentage of the world's known species live in the Amazon Rainforest?

Answer:

one-tenth of the world's known species

Question 13: Currently, what two groups are primarily responsible for cutting down large sections of the tropical rainforest?

Answer:

Brazil's ranchers and commercial farmers are primarily responsible for cutting down large sections of the tropical rainforest.

Question 14: A mestizo is

Answer:

a person of mixed European and Indian ancestry

Question 15: What makes the Amazon River distinctive?

Answer:

It is the world's largest river by volume.Question 16: Do any of the following countries in Latin America have the same levels of political rights and civil liberties (as defined by the scores on Freedom House) as the United States and Canada?

Answer:

Chile Question 17: If you wanted to do a backpacking trip into the high peaks of the Andes Mountains, to which city would you travel?

Answer:

Lima, Peru Question 18: What is a land-based feature on the map that would be more likely to have changes in its exact location over time?

**I GOT THIS ONE WRONG

Answer:

NOT the cities of Bogotá and Maracaibo Question 19: Four countries in Latin America have more than 70% of the region's population.Which of the following is NOT one of the four?

Answer:

Paraguay

Question 20: Based upon information from the National Geographic and United Nations sources, along with that in your text, which two countries are at the heart of coca growing and cocaine production?

Answer:

Bolivia and Colombia Question 21: The Asunta Chica placemark illustrates that remotely sensed imagery at this

resolution:

Answer:

can be an effective tool for identification of potential coca fields.