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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A is an idea that is very common among contemporary geographers
B was used to explain hunter-gatherer societies in the Amazon basin
C suggests that humans have a growing influence on how the environment functions
Question #2
A tierra helada
B tierra fria
C tierra templada
D tierra caliente
Question #3
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 #4
A have increased in frequency each year since 1998 due to climate change and ENSO events.
B result in increased devastation due to socioeconomic and settlement patterns.
C were remarkably infrequent in 1998.
D cannot be predicted or prepared for very well.
Question #5
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 #6
A is the result of the subduction of the Cocos plate
B is created by high pressures and dry conditions 30 degrees north and south of the equator
C occurs along the equator
D is the result of adiabatic cooling and condensation
Question #7
A North and south of the rainforest are semi-arid grasslands
B have abundant ground-level vegetation
C expand 20 to 30 degrees North and South of the equator
D have soils with very low fertility
Question #8
A have very little correlation with climate
B are characterized by the natural plants and animals that dominate them
C are usually named after the explorer who discovered them
D are only present in tropical areas
Question #9
A are no longer seismically active
B are the result of the Nazca and Cocos plates being subducted under the South American and Caribbean plates
C are moving closer to Africa due to continental drift
D have no peaks taller than 20,000 feet tall
Question #10
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