Chapter 7 Pretest: Geography 7

How many tectonic plates meet in Middle America?

• two

• three

• four

• five

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 gasohol, Brazil uses gasoline mixed with alcohol produced from

• sugar beets.

• palm oil.

• Brazil nuts.

• sugarcane.

A group of islands is called a(n)

• isthmus.

• archipelago.

• Pampas.

• subregion.

The dominant landform along the Pacific coast of South America is

• the Andes.

• coastal marshes.

• the Amazon Basin.

• The Brazilian Highlands.

__________, in South America, is the world's largest exporter of copper.

• Chile

• Brazil

• Bolivia

• Venezuela

The Tropics have generally warm temperatures because

• hurricanes often strike the Tropics.

• the Tropics have a long dry season.

• they receive the direct rays of the sun.

• more plants grow there than anywhere else.

Vegetation is sparse in the ____________ climate zone.

• tierra fria

• tierra helada

• tierra caliente

• tierra templada

The Brazilian Highlands end with a(n) _________, or a steep cliff that drops down to the Atlantic coastal plain.

• Llanos

• estuary

• tributary

• escarpment

South American _____________ have high temperatures and heavy rainfall year around.

• savannas

• rain forests

• steppes

• mountains