World Geography Semester 1 Review

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What is the sparsely populated desert along the coast of Peru and Chile?

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Atacama Desert

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The growing populations in Central American and Caribbean cities adds to the problem of deforestation because

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more land is cleared for agriculture to feed urban residents.

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When highly educated and highly skilled workers emigrate to other countries, their native country suffers a(n)

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brain drain.

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In Central America, agriculture has destroyed huge swaths of rain forest. What method is primarily responsible for this destruction? Options: slash-and-burn, hydroponic, intensive, terraced

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slash-and-burn

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What feature of the Inca Empire made it easier for the Spanish to conquer it?

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a network of roads that connected the empire

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On small Caribbean islands that have been intensively farmed for centuries, what has become a serious environmental problem?

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soil erosion

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Which vertical climate zone is characterized by frosts in winter and is where potatoes and barley are grown?

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tierra fría

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Rainforests are home to about ___ of all the plant and animal species on earth.

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50%

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How does monoculture affect soil?

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It depletes it of nutrients.

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How can El Niño negatively affect fishing?

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by reducing the number of small organisms at the bottom of the food chain