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South America (Lessons 17-18) Test

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term for a variety of plants and animals living in one area?
a)
biodiversity
b)
tropical rainforest
c)
multi-plant forest
d)
deforestation
2.
What is using resources without hurting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is considered?
a)
deforestation
b)
carbon-oxygen cycle
c)
sustainable development
d)
biodiversity development
3.
The Amazon provides  ___ of the worlds oxygen. 
a)
50%
b)
25%
c)
35%
d)
10%
4.
Which group has been in the Amazon Rain forest the longest?
a)
Settlers
b)
Loggers
c)
Native Amazonians
d)
Environmentalists
5.
Loggers "clear cut" whole patches of the rain forest to find mahogany & rosewood trees. Define "clear- cut."
a)
loggers use an "angle cut" to chop the tree down
b)
loggers use a device that figures out the method to chop a tree w/out disturbing trees around it
c)
loggers cut down all of the trees in area & disguard those types not needed 
d)
loggers clear long, narrow strips of forest land
6.
Which group does not impact the economy of Brazil (profit)?
a)
Loggers
b)
Cattle Ranchers
c)
Rubber Tappers
d)
Settlers
7.
Which of these feuding groups wants the land in the Amazon for "sustainable development"?
a)
Cattle Ranchers
b)
Loggers
c)
Settlers
d)
Environmentalists
8.
Which of these Feuding groups is not earning a profit from the resources in the Amazon?
a)
Native Amazonians
b)
Rubber Tappers
c)
Cattle Ranchers
d)
Loggers
9.
What do environmental groups want to do to the rain forest.  
a)
Slow down development of forest.
b)
Find plants that could cure diseases. 
c)
Save unknown species. 
d)
All of the above.
10.
Why do settlers have a hard time farming?
a)
They have no experience. 
b)
Most of the good farmland is owned by wealthy people. 
c)
The soil has poor nutrients. 
d)
All of the above.
11.
What do the environmental groups in the Amazon rainforest want to protect the most?
a)
ecotourism
b)
deforestation
c)
wetlands
d)
biodiversity
12.
What can settlers in the Amazon basin do to promote sustainable development of the rainforest?
a)
clear larger areas of land to farm more
b)
used cleared land to raise cattle instead of crops
c)
plant crops that grow under the rainforest canopy
d)
encourage more poor farmers to migrate to the rainforest
13.

The Amazon Rainforest is mostly located in

a)

Southern Brazil

b)

Northern Brazil

c)

Central America

d)

Europe

14.
Indigenous people are
a)
City-dwellers
b)
First natives of an area
c)
Country-dwellers
d)
Colonists
15.
The Brazilian government
a)
gave settlers free land and seeds
b)
gave Native Amazonians new land
c)
gave cattle ranchers all of the rainforest
d)
works for free
16.
What has/is affecting the Amazon Rainforest?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Carbon Dioxide 
c)
Increased Rain 
d)
Indigenous Groups 
17.
Whose strongest claim is that they are strengthening Brazil's economy?
a)
Loggers
b)
Rubber Tappers
c)
Settlers
18.
What is a Tropical Rainforest?
a)
broadleaf evergreen forest found in hot areas near equator
b)
the variety of plants and animals that live in an area
c)
a person who works to protect nature
d)
removing or clearing away of trees from an area
19.
What is a Tropical Rainforest?
a)
broadleaf evergreen forest found in hot areas near equator
b)
the variety of plants and animals that live in an area
c)
a person who works to protect nature
d)
removing or clearing away of trees from an area
20.

The process by which carbon and oxygen cycle among plants, people and animals is called

a)

sustainable development

b)

the carbon oxygen cycle

c)

biodiversity

d)

deforestation

21.

How do logging companies justify deforestation?

a)

many jobs are created by logging companies

b)

they bring in more than 5 billion dollars per year

c)

they provide needed wood for paper products

d)

all of the above

22.

Which of these are examples of sustainable development?

a)

ecotourism

b)

shade grown coffee

c)

strip logging

d)

all of the above

23.
Land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest is often caused by different groups
a)
having misunderstandings about its land boundaries.
b)
wanting to charge other groups for using its land.
c)
having different ideas about how to use its land
d)
all of the above
24.
Rainforests are nicknamed "the lungs of the Earth" because their rich plant life
a)
plays a major role in the carbon-oxygen cycle.
b)
releases carbon dioxide, which we turn into oxygen.
c)
has organs that allow them to breathe like humans.
d)
homes tropical birds that help create carbon dioxide
25.
Why did many poor families in Brazil settle in the Amazon rainforest?
a)
The Brazilian government moved them there, and supplied them with food and money.
b)
They formed small communities together to escape the poverty in certain cities there.
c)
They settled among the native Amazon people, but established their own communities.
d)
They were forced out of the cities in Brazil by the corrupt and wealthy business owners.
26.
Why is the Amazon a difficult place for settlers to farm in?
a)
There is too much rainfall.
b)
The land is overpopulated
c)
The area is very hot and dry.
d)
The soil is poor in nutrients.
27.
How do environmentalists want to protect the Amazon rainforest?
a)
They want to home all of the native Amazonian people.
b)
They want to restrict the development of the rainforest.
c)
They want to force all farmers and ranchers to out of the land
d)
They want to charge the native Amazonian people for using the land.
28.
One way consumers can help protect the rainforest is by purchasing
a)
wood products made from wood that is harvested in a sustainable way.
b)
beef products of cattle ranchers who raise cattle in the Amazon rainforest.
c)
products from local farmers and producers instead of from foreign suppliers.
d)
fresh produce from Brazil that is grown without the use of chemicals.
29.

The "hot land" which is the lowest elevation zone of the Andes Mountains.

a)

Tierra Caliente

b)

Tierra Templada

c)

Tierra Fria

d)

Tierra Helada

30.

The "temperate land" which is the second lowest zone of the Andes Mountains.

a)

Tierra Caliente

b)

Tierra Templada

c)

Tierra Fria

d)

Tierra Helada

31.

The"cold land" which is the 2nd highest elevation zone of the Andes Mountains.

a)

Tierra Caliente

b)

Tierra Templada

c)

Tierra Fria

d)

Tierra Helada

32.

The "Icy Land" which is the highest elevation zone of the Andes Mountains.

a)

Tierra Caliente

b)

Tierra Templada

c)

Tierra Fria

d)

Tierra Helada

33.

the lowest elevation on mountains where snow remains year-round

a)

Snow Line

b)

Vertical Trade

c)

Tree Line

34.

the highest elevation where trees grow on a mountain

a)

Tree Line

b)

Snow Line

c)

Terracing

35.

the trading of crops between areas of different elevation zones.

a)

Vertical Trade

b)

Snow Line

c)

Terracing

36.

Vertical trade is the trading of goods between

a)

lowland and highland areas.

b)

farming and urban areas.

37.

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

a)

on steep hillsides.

b)

in tropical lowlands.

38.

How do people adapt to life in the tierra caliente?

a)

They wear light clothes and live in bamboo or thatch houses.

b)

They build their houses out of thick, adobe bricks because of the cold climate

c)

they raise pack animals to help transport goods across mountains

d)

they grow crops such as coffee and flowers

39.

The pleasant climate of the Tierra Templada is excellent for growing what main commercial crop?

a)

corn

b)

potatoes

c)

coffee beans

d)

beans

40.

How have the native peoples of the Tierra Fria adapted to life at high elevations?

a)

They wear warm woolen clothes to protect them from the cold.

b)

They build thick-walled houses out of stone or adobe brick.

c)

They have developed larger lungs to get more oxygen from the thin mountain air.

d)

All of the statements are true.

41.

Where are most of the mines located?

a)

Tierra Fria

b)

Tierra Templada

c)

Tierra Helada

d)

Tierra Bueno

42.

A native grain grown at high elevations

a)

Quinoa

b)

Mestizos

c)

Quechua

d)

Las Paz

43.

A body of fresh water that is large enough and deep enough for boats

a)

Vertical trade

b)

Quechua

c)

La Paz

d)

Navigable lake

44.

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

a)

Vertical Trade

b)

Mestizos

c)

Terracing

d)

Altitudinal zonation

45.

In the Carbon-Oxygen Cycle, what produces oxygen?

a)

plants

b)

humans

c)

factories

d)

animals

46.

In the Carbon-Oxygen Cycle, what produces carbon dioxide?

a)

plants

b)

humans

c)

factories

d)

animals

47.

What do native Amazonians want from the government of Brazil?

a)

to stop clear cutting trees completely

b)

to make them owners of their homeland

c)

to five them all the land in the rainforest

d)

to set up a reserve where they can rubber tap

48.

What do the rubber tappers want from the government of Brazil?

a)

to set up a reserve where they can practice their sustainable practices

b)

to stop all clear cutting of trees

c)

to make them legal owners of the rainforest

d)

to let them be the only group making money in the rainforest

49.

Why is the Amazon rainforest difficult to farm?

a)

not enough rain

b)

land is overpopulated

c)

climate is too hot and dry

d)

soil does not have a lot of nutrients

50.

What ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu?

a)

Inca

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Olmecs

51.

What explains why low elevations have more dense air than high elevations?

a)

condensation

b)

gravity

c)

latitude

d)

evaporation

52.

Which altitudinal zone is the tree line found?

a)

tierra fria

b)

tierra caliente

c)

tierra helada

d)

tierra templada

53.

What is the nickname for the Andes Mountains?

a)

Backbone of South America

b)

Lungs of the World

c)

Bones of South America

d)

Highlands of the World

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