C + South America Entry Ticket

What are the main landforms in Central America?

• plateaus, coastal plains, hills

• mountains, coastal plains, rain forests

• valleys, deserts, rain forests

• deserts, mountains, coastal plains.

What are the most valuable activities in the regions economy?

• agriculture and tourism

• manufacturing and banking

• banking and agriculture

• tourism and manufacturing

Why does this region have so many earthquakes?

• its location between two large continents

• the movement of tectonic plates

• a tropical hot and humid climate

• poor soil and rainforests

What natural disaster caused much of the population of Montserrat to leave?

• earthquake

• hurricane

• tornado

• volcanic eruption

What causes deforestation of the rainforest in Central America?

• Tourists pollute the rainforest.

• People clear areas for farmland and use trees for wood.

• Loose farm animals damage the trees.

• Ash from volcanic eruptions covers and destroys the forest.

What positive effect have volcanoes had on the Central America?

• rich soil in the mountains

• rare birds in the rainforests

• beautiful beaches

• tourism to witness eruptions

What is an example of a farming practice that is good for the environment?

• clearing of rainforests

• planting the same crop year after year

• growing coffee in shade

• using chemical fertilizer to increase yields

Which statement is true?

• The Andes Mountains stretch along the eastern coast of South America

• The Amazon Basin in the largest river basin in the world

• The Amazon Basin is a place where few types of vegetation grow.

• The Andes Mountains have generally low elevations.

Where are people in South America most likely to live?

• in cold, high places with some rainfall

• in hot, wet places with low elevation

• in warm, low places with some rainfall

• in cool, dry places with high elevation

Which of the following helps support biodiversity in the rain forest of the Amazon basin?

• small cities located along the river

• many insects living in the Basin forest

• rich nutrients deposited by floodwaters

• high elevations found within the basin