Chapter 6 Review

Heavy rain can cause an earthquake.

• True

• False

We study the location of a place in relation to sea level to learn whether it is high or low.

• True

• False

The Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico divides the Island into the northern and southern zones.

• True

• False

Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.

• True

• False

Select the 4 relief formations of Puerto Rico.

• Plateaus

• plains

• valleys

• canyons

• mountains

There are 5 types of mountains which are:

• Valley, peak, hill, mound and canyon.

• Peak, mountain, hill, mogote and mound.

• Canyon, hill, valley, mound and mountain.

An Earthquake is when the rainfall causes the land of the sides of the mountain to break away.

• True

• False

A landslide is when the rainfall causes the land of the sides of the mountain to break away.

• True

• False

When the land surface is worn away is called:

• Landslide

• Earthquake

• Erosion

• Volcano

An opening in the land of mountains is called:

• erosion

• volcano

• earthquake

• landslide