Massaponax WG Latin America Review

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Tierra fría, tierra templada, and tierra caliente are examples of ______

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vertical climate zones

Front

What river's basin is home to the world's largest rain forest? Options: the Amazon, the Río de la Plata, the Paraná, the Uruguay

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the Amazon

Front

The llanos and the pampas are two grasslands areas in South America

Back

True

Front

Are the tierra helada and the fria the lowest vertical climate zones in South America?

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False

Front

The Amazon rain forest has more biodiversity per square mile than any other place on Earth.

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True

Front

The pampas are grassy, treeless plains in Argentina and Uruguay.

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True

Front

What is the correct term for the transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases that begun when the Europeans arrived in the Western Hemisphere?

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the Columbian Exchange

Front

Due to its colonial past, most people in Central America today are followers of _____

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Catholicism

Front

In Central America, which climate zone is the most densely populated? Options: tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra fría, tierra helada

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tierra templada

Front

A transportation route opened in 1914 and once controlled by the U.S.

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Panama Canal