Geography Quiz - Brazilian Morphoclimatic Domains

What is a morphoclimatic domain?

• A type of vegetation.

• An animal species.

• A rock formation.

• A geographic classification system.

Who identified the existence of six major morphoclimatic domains in Brazil?

• Marie Curie

• Aziz Nacib Ab' Saber

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

Which morphoclimatic domain extends over a vast area along the Atlantic coast of Brazil?

• Mares de Morros

• Cerrado

• Caatinga

• Araucária

What is pediplanation?

• Common rock formation in mountainous regions.

• Type of vegetation adapted to semiarid climates.

• Process that leads to the development of flattened areas in arid to semiarid regions.

• Animal species typical of the Amazon.

Which morphoclimatic domain suffers from deforestation and wildfires?

• Amazonian

• Cerrado

• Caatinga

• Araucária

What characterizes the vegetation of the Cerrado Domain?

• Shrubs with twisted trunks, spaced out and adapted to fires.

• Vegetation adapted to semiarid climates.

• Large plains with forests adapted to flooding periods.

• Forest adapted to mild climates, trees in cup shape.

What characterizes the vegetation formation of the Caatinga?

• Xerophytic species, such as cacti.

• Shrubs with twisted trunks, spaced out and adapted to fires.

• Forest adapted to mild climates, trees in cup shape.

• Vegetation adapted to semiarid climates.

Which morphoclimatic domain is found in the South of Brazil, with predominance of plateaus and Araucaria formation?

• Pampas

• Cerrado

• Mares de Morros

• Araucária

What are transition areas in relation to morphoclimatic domains?

• They have characteristics of two or more domains.

• They are uninhabited areas.

• They are areas of total preservation.

• They are areas of intensive mining.

Which morphoclimatic domain is mostly formed by lowlands, with predominance of sedimentation process, equatorial climate and forest?

• Cerrado

• Araucária

• Amazonian

• Caatinga