Quiz 1 - Geog 322
Environmental determinism:
- suggests that humans have a growing influence on how the environment functions
- is an idea that is very common among contemporary geographers
- was used to explain hunter-gatherer societies in the Amazon basin
The Caribbean Tectonic Plate:
- extends over most of Mexico
- encompasses all of the island of Cuba
- has not led to any volcanic or earthquake activity
- forms one half of the fault line that caused the earthquake in Haiti in 2010
The Andes mountains:
- are moving closer to Africa due to continental drift
- are no longer seismically active
- have no peaks taller than 20,000 feet tall
- are the result of the Nazca and Cocos plates being subducted under the South American and Caribbean plates
Biomes:
- are characterized by the natural plants and animals that dominate them
- are usually named after the explorer who discovered them
- are only present in tropical areas
- have very little correlation with climate
Tropical rainforests:
- North and south of the rainforest are semi-arid grasslands
- have abundant ground-level vegetation
- expand 20 to 30 degrees North and South of the equator
- have soils with very low fertility
The steppe biome
- is created by high pressures and dry conditions 30 degrees north and south of the equator
- is the result of adiabatic cooling and condensation
- is the result of the subduction of the Cocos plate
- occurs along the equator
The Cockpit region of central Jamaica:
- suffered deforestation due to encroaching human settlements
- recently experienced reforestation
- is located in Belize
- is one of the most deforested areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
Natural disasters in Central America (and Latin America in general)
- cannot be predicted or prepared for very well.
- result in increased devastation due to socioeconomic and settlement patterns.
- were remarkably infrequent in 1998.
- have increased in frequency each year since 1998 due to climate change and ENSO events.
El Nino (ENSO) events:
- are positively correlated with earthquake activity.
- create increased precipitation in Central America in the spring and summer months
- are not affected by climate change.
- are caused by warm Pacific ocean waters migrating to the South American coast.
Many Central and South American cities are located in the
- tierra caliente
- tierra helada
- tierra templada
- tierra fria
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