CH 9 GEO Quiz

The Capitol city of the Bahamas is

• Macau

• Hong Kong

• Nassau

• Aruba

A long chain of mountain ranges that connects the Rockies to the Sierra Madres becomes what range in South America?

• Andes
• Appalachians
• Alps
• Himalayas

The Orinoco River flows mainly through which country?

• Venezuela
• Colombia
• Brazil
• Argentina

The Amazon River flows about ---- miles, from west to east.

• 2,000
• 6,000
• 4,000
• 8,000

Dense forests made up of different species of trees, residing in tropical wet climate zones:

• rainforest
• deciduous

• coniferous

• taiga

Choose the push factor:

• low paying jobs

• good schools

• adequate nutrition

• large homes

Choose the pull factor:

• bad schools

• inadequate housing

• Wars

• Better medical care

Tiered crops on mountains or hills is achieved by

• irrigation

• terraced farming

• unseasonal rainfall

• slash and burn technique

Tourism has advantages and disadvantages.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which are NOT major Carribean Island groups?

• Bahamas

• Greater Antilles

• Lesser Antilles

• The Maldives