Units 2 and 3 Review

Deforestation -

• Deforestation is the process of growing trees in a controlled environment.
• Deforestation is the planting of new trees in urban areas.
• Deforestation is the large-scale removal of trees from forested areas.
• Deforestation refers to the conservation of forested regions.

What are the Llanos?

• The Llanos are coastal wetlands in Peru.
• The Llanos are mountainous regions in Brazil.
• The Llanos are tropical grasslands in Colombia and Venezuela.
• The Llanos are deserts found in Argentina.

What is land subsistence?

• The process of land formation through volcanic activity.
• The increase in land elevation due to tectonic uplift.
• The temporary flooding of low-lying areas during heavy rainfall.
• Land subsidence is the gradual sinking of the Earth's surface.

What is a Pantanal?

• The Pantanal is a mountain range in North America.
• The Pantanal is a large tropical wetland in South America.
• A Pantanal is a famous South American city.
• A Pantanal is a type of tropical fruit.

Where does Brazil rank in size to the rest of the world?

• 10th
• 1st
• 5th
• 3rd

What are the aboriginal people of Canada known as?

• Metis people
• Native Americans
• First Nations
• Indigenous peoples

Savana -

• Savana refers to a grassland ecosystem with scattered trees.
• Savana is a type of desert.
• Savana is a dense rainforest.
• Savana refers to a mountain range.

What age do you have to be to vote in Brazil?

• 16 years old
• 18 years old
• 21 years old
• 25 years old

What is the longest mountain range in the world?

• The Rockies
• The Andes
• The Himalayas
• The Alps

What is the ocean current off the coast of Peru?

• Gulf Stream
• Kuroshio Current
• Agulhas Current
• Humboldt Current