7th grade geography chapter 7

how many tectonic plates meet in middle America 

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

the Andes have four altitude zones of climate. which zone begins at 6,000 feet

• tierra helada 
• tierra fria 
• tierra caliente 
• tierra templada

to produce gas, Brazil uses gas mixed with alcohol produced from

• sugar beets
• palm oil
• Brazil nuts
• sugarcane

El Nino takes place when the temperature of the Pacific waters off Peru's coast are

• unusually warm 
• unusually cold
• very cold
• very warm

where is the Amazon Basin located 

• west of the Andes 
• east of the Andes 
• North of the Andes
• south of the Andes

what are the tropical grasslands that stretch through eastern Columbia and Venezuela 

• Pampas 
• Llanos 
• Patagonia 
• Maracaibo 

which country is the world's largest exporter of copper 

• Mexico 
• Jamaica 
• Colombia 
• Chile 

ships use the Panama Canal to shorten travel time between the 

• Atlantic and Pacific 
• Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico 
• Carribean sea and Pacific 
• Pacific and Gulf of Mexico 

vast rain forests are found in which climate zone

• humid subtropical 
• tropical dry 
• tropical wet
• marine west coast

what is the Parana 

• a canal in Middle America 
• the highest peak in the Andes 
• a lake in Venezuela 
• a river that flows into as estuary