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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A tierra fria
B tierra caliente
C tierra helada
D tierra templada
Question #2
A are caused by warm Pacific ocean waters migrating to the South American coast.
B create increased precipitation in Central America in the spring and summer months
C are not affected by climate change.
D are positively correlated with earthquake activity.
Question #3
A were remarkably infrequent in 1998.
B cannot be predicted or prepared for very well.
C have increased in frequency each year since 1998 due to climate change and ENSO events.
D result in increased devastation due to socioeconomic and settlement patterns.
Question #4
A is located in Belize
B recently experienced reforestation
C suffered deforestation due to encroaching human settlements
D is one of the most deforested areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
Question #5
A occurs along the equator
B is created by high pressures and dry conditions 30 degrees north and south of the equator
C is the result of the subduction of the Cocos plate
D is the result of adiabatic cooling and condensation
Question #6
A have abundant ground-level vegetation
B North and south of the rainforest are semi-arid grasslands
C have soils with very low fertility
D expand 20 to 30 degrees North and South of the equator
Question #7
A are only present in tropical areas
B have very little correlation with climate
C are characterized by the natural plants and animals that dominate them
D are usually named after the explorer who discovered them
Question #8
A are moving closer to Africa due to continental drift
B have no peaks taller than 20,000 feet tall
C are no longer seismically active
D are the result of the Nazca and Cocos plates being subducted under the South American and Caribbean plates
Question #9
A encompasses all of the island of Cuba
B extends over most of Mexico
C has not led to any volcanic or earthquake activity
D forms one half of the fault line that caused the earthquake in Haiti in 2010
Question #10
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