Quiz 3: Geography of Latin America

What are some of the key concepts related to the geography of Latin America?

• Neotropical Diversity, El Nino and La Nina systems

• Deforestation, Urban Primacy

• Rural-to-Urban Migration, Regional Trade block

• All of the above

A warm current of water that appears every three to seven years in the eastern Pacific Ocean is called?

• Neotropical Diversity

• Deforestation

• Altitudinal Zonation

• El Niño

What is the geographical boundary of Latin America?

• From the Rio Grande to Tierra del Fuego

• Most of North America

• Most of Europe

• From the Amazon River to the Andes Mountains

Examples of a megapolis in South America are?

• Mexico City and Bogota

• Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo

• Lima and Havana

• Caracas and Guatemala City

What are some environmental issues in Latin America?

• Air contamination

• Deforestation

• Climate change

• All of the above

What aspects of physical and human geography combine to produce air pollution in Mexico City?

• High altitude and industrial activities

• Low population density and agricultural practices

• Proximity to the ocean and volcanic activity

• High population density and vehicle emissions

What differences do you see between the satellite images of Rondonia, Brazil in 1975 and 1992?

• Increase in deforestation

• Decrease in deforestation

• No change in deforestation

• Increase in urbanization

How is the landscape of Cochabamba, Bolivia related to changes in agricultural productivity?

• Increase in agricultural productivity

• Decrease in agricultural productivity

• No change in agricultural productivity

• Increase in urbanization

What impacts did European colonization have on the population and economy of Latin America?

• Neotropical Diversity

• Deforestation

• Altitudinal Zonation

• Economic exploitation and population decline

Squatter settlements in Latin America are also called?

• Vecindades

• Ranchos, favelas

• Barrios jovenes, Pueblos nuevos

• All except vecindades