Terrestrial Ecosystems of Belize

Belize is the smallest country in Central America

• True

• False

Topographically, the country is divided into two physiographic regions:

 

1.the northern lowlands consisting primarily of limestone and sandy soils and

2.southern coastal plains and the Maya Mountains dominated by granite, quarzites, and shales formed during the Cretaceous and Permian

• True

• False

Belize is located in the Caribbean Plate

• True

• False

The most common type of ecosystem in Belize

• Broadleaf forest

• Tropical Rainforest

• Savannah

• Caves system

The oldest landmass in the Country of Belize that has been dry land for over 60 Million years.

• Pine Ridge

• Hillbank area

• Maya Mountains

• Mount Everest

Soils that have a lot of calcium carbonate:

• Acid Soil

• Karstic Soils

• Granitic Soil

• Sandy soil

There are _____categories of soils in Belize.

• 4

• 7

• 8

• 9

The factors that greatly affect ecosystem distribution include all of the following, EXCEPT

• Rainfall

• Latitude

• Leaf Cover

• Soil Cover