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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A suggests that humans have a growing influence on how the environment functions
B is an idea that is very common among contemporary geographers
C was used to explain hunter-gatherer societies in the Amazon basin
Question #2
A tierra fria
B tierra templada
C tierra caliente
D tierra helada
Question #3
A are positively correlated with earthquake activity.
B are not affected by climate change.
C are caused by warm Pacific ocean waters migrating to the South American coast.
D create increased precipitation in Central America in the spring and summer months
Question #4
A have increased in frequency each year since 1998 due to climate change and ENSO events.
B were remarkably infrequent in 1998.
C result in increased devastation due to socioeconomic and settlement patterns.
D cannot be predicted or prepared for very well.
Question #5
A suffered deforestation due to encroaching human settlements
B is one of the most deforested areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
C recently experienced reforestation
D is located in Belize
Question #6
A is the result of adiabatic cooling and condensation
B is the result of the subduction of the Cocos plate
C is created by high pressures and dry conditions 30 degrees north and south of the equator
D occurs along the equator
Question #7
A have abundant ground-level vegetation
B expand 20 to 30 degrees North and South of the equator
C North and south of the rainforest are semi-arid grasslands
D have soils with very low fertility
Question #8
A are only present in tropical areas
B have very little correlation with climate
C are usually named after the explorer who discovered them
D are characterized by the natural plants and animals that dominate them
Question #9
A are moving closer to Africa due to continental drift
B are the result of the Nazca and Cocos plates being subducted under the South American and Caribbean plates
C are no longer seismically active
D have no peaks taller than 20,000 feet tall
Question #10
A extends over most of Mexico
B forms one half of the fault line that caused the earthquake in Haiti in 2010
C encompasses all of the island of Cuba
D has not led to any volcanic or earthquake activity