Chapter 13 Assessment

The Andes Mountains line the west coast of

• Canada
• Mexico
• South America
• Central America

Vertical trade is the trading of goods between

• poor and wealthy areas.
• farming and urban areas.
• northern and southern areas.
• lowland and highland areas.

Which factor explains why low elevations have denser air than high elevations?

• condensation
• evaporation
• gravity
• latitude

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is located at 9,250 feet above sea level. According to the diagram below, Quito is in which elevation zone?

• Tierra Fria
• Tierra Helada
• Tierra Caliente
• Tierra Templada

Terracing is a farming method that makes it possible to raise crops

• above the snow line
• on steep hillsides
• in tropical lowlands
• below forest canopies

What is the primary reason for temperature variations at different elevations?

• Humidity levels

• Air pressure

• Wind patterns

• Solar radiation

Which farming technique is commonly used in mountainous regions to prevent soil erosion?

• Crop rotation

• Terracing

• Slash and burn

• Hydroponics

The highest elevation in the Tierra Fria where trees grow on a mountain

• snow line

• tree line

• terracing

• vertical trade

The lowest elevation in the Tierra Helada where snow remains all year.

• snow-line

• tree-line

• altiudinal zonation

• terracing

the creation of flat areas on mountain slopes for the purpose of farming

• snow-line

• tree-line

• altiudinal zonation

• terracing