Question 1

Most of Middle/South America shares the same type of climate.

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Middle and South America cover a vast area with diverse climates, ranging from tropical in the Amazon basin to desert in northern Mexico and cold alpine in the Andes.

Question 2

What term refers to the system via which climates in Middle and South America are divided?

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Question 3

What country contains most of the Amazon River basin?

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Question 4

Name two factors that work to explain the wide variety of climates in Middle and South America.

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Question 5

What term refers to the highest temperature-altitude zone, above 12,000 feet?

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Question 6

What is the term for a blast of superheated rock, ash, and gas resulting from volcanic activity?

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Question 7

What is the name of the tectonic process that has created the mountain ranges running along the Pacific coast of mainland Middle and South America and the Caribbean islands?

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Question 8

The Amazon River with its tributaries and basin account for 20 percent of Earth's flowing surface water.

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The Amazon River, along with its tributaries and basin, is so vast that it does indeed account for about 20 percent of the world's total river flow, making it the largest river system in terms of discharge of water into the oceans.

Question 9

The name given to the Peru Current's tendency to change direction every few years, thus affecting weather patterns in Mexico, the United States, and the Pacific is ________________.

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Question 10

The name given to the center of a hurricane is the _______ of the hurricane.

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Question 11

All of the Amazon Basin is covered with tropical rain forest.

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The Amazon Basin is predominantly covered by tropical rainforest, but it also includes areas of tropical savanna, seasonal forests, deciduous forests, flooded forests, and scrublands.

Question 12

What is the name of the fine-soil particles deposited by rivers?

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Question 13

What is the name of the weather phenomenon caused by the reversal of the Peru Current's direction every few years?

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Question 14

The world's driest desert is the _______________ in northern Chile.

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Question 15

Fine soil particles are known as ____________.

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Question 16

The devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti was a result of a volcanic eruption.

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The 2010 earthquake in Haiti was caused by a slip along the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault line, not by a volcanic eruption.

Question 17

What term refers to tropical winds that blow from the northeast and the southeast to the equator?

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Question 18

How often does El Niño occur?

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El Niño events occur irregularly, typically every 2 to 7 years, but the exact timing can vary.

Question 19

What term refers to the lowest temperature-altitude zone, from sea level to 3000 feet?

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Question 20

Average temperatures are highest in the lowlands of Middle/South America.

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Lowlands in Middle/South America, such as the Amazon Basin, typically experience higher average temperatures due to their proximity to the equator, where solar radiation is more direct and consistent throughout the year.

Quiz 3: Middle and South America