Quiz 7-2

Vast rainforests are found in what climate?

• Marine West Coast
• Desert
• Mediterranean
• Tropical

Where are humid subtropical climates found in Latin America?

• Central America
• Caribbean islands
• Southern Brazil to the Pampas
• Atacama Desert

When is hurricane season?

• May through July
• April through August
• June through November
• January through April

Where are temperate climates located in Latin America?

• North of the Tropic of Cancer
• South of the Tropic of Capricorn
• South of the Tropic of Cancer
• North of the Tropic of Capricorn

What climate is in Central Chile?

• Tropical dry
• Humid Subtropical
• Marine West Coast
• Mediterranean

Why is the Atacama Desert so dry?

• El Nino
• volcanic eruptions
• rain shadow from the Andes Mountains
• elevation

What is the lowest altitude zone?

• tierra helada
• tierra caliente
• tierra fria
• tierra templada

How does El Nino effect Latin America?

• Flooding along Peru's coast
• Flooding along Brazil's coast
• Dry conditions in Equador
• Dry conditions in Bolivia

Which altitude zone do most people live in?

• tierra helada
• tierra caliente
• tierra fria
• tierra templada

What climate are rainforests found in?

• mediterranean

• humid subtropical

• tropical wet

• humid continental