Latin America: Causes of climate

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Which of the following attributes of the Humboldt water current helps to create the "Atacama Desert" of northern Chile? It is a cold water current that brings cold dry air to the region, It is a warm water current that brings devastating heat to the region., The Humboldt water current causes the winds to blow away from the South American continent, The Humboldt current creates a strong coriolis effect in the region.

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It is a cold water current that brings cold dry air to the region

Front

Which mountains create the Rainshadow effect also helping to create the Atacama Desert? Options: Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Del Sur and Andes, Sierra Madre Oriental and Chilean Range, Andes and Chilean Range, Brazilian Highlands and Andes

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Andes and Chilean Range

Front

Which of the following climographs shows the a Tropical Wet and dry climate?

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Front

The change in temperature and rainfall due to increased elevation is known as this:

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Vertical zonation

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The ______________ desert is one of the driest in the world because the _________________ cold water current brings cold dry air to the region.

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Atacama, humboldt

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This crop can grow and survive in the highest elevation areas of the Andes mountains of Latin America: Coca, Potatoes, Coffee, Wheat

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Potatoes

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Which type of rainfall has little to no chance of falling in Latin America? Options: Orographic, Frontal, Convectional, Altidudinal

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Frontal

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Which of the following job types will not be found above 12,000 ft in the Tierra Helada?
Options:
Lumberjack,
Potato farmer,
Sheep and Alpaca herding

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Lumberjack

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Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of an "El Nino" weather pattern? Flooding, Increased cases of Malaria and Yellow Fever, Mudslides, Forest fires

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Forest fires

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a "La Nina" weather pattern? Severe Drought, Low catch of fish, Flooding, Low crop yields

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Flooding