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EOC Review Quiz 2
Test Description: World Geography EOC quiz 2 over Latin America
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is a significant environmental challenge to developing nations in South America?
A
deforestation
B
toxic emissions
C
sedimentation
D
droughts
2) If you were dividing an outline map into four political regions of Latin America, what would be the most appropriate political units?
A
Mexico, Central America, South America west of the Andes, South America east of the Andes
B
Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and French colonial areas
C
Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands and South America
D
North America, Central America, South America, Brazil
3) A Formal Region is ?
A
An area that shares common human or physical characteristics.
B
A central area connected to others by transportation, communication, or economic activity.
C
A subjective image created by people's thoughts and feelings about an area.
D
none of these.
4) A Functional region is?
A
A central area connected to others by transportation, communication, or economic activity.
B
An area that shares common human or physical characteristics.
C
A subjective image created by people's thoughts and feelings about an area.
D
none of these
5) All of the following are ways that humans have modified the environment of Latin America EXCEPT-?
A
building of the Panama Railroad.
B
building winding roads through the Andes.
C
burning of the rainforest for farmland.
D
studying the environment through expeditions.
6) All of the following affect subsistence farming EXCEPT-?
A
climate
B
topography
C
soil
D
services
7) Which of the following correctly lists a positive economic and a negative geographic impact of deforestation in the Amazon basin?
A
Cities and transportation systems are growing throughout the region, and more medical health car
B
There is a possibility that thousands of cures can be found in the forest, and erosion from logging
C
Logging and its byproducts create thousands of jobs, and native people can take these jobs.
D
More land is made available for agriculture and ranching, there's a loss of land in natural habitat.
8) A perceptual region is ?
A
none of these.
B
An area that shares common human or physical characteristics.
C
A central area connected to others by transportation, communication, or economic activity.
D
A subjective image created by people's thoughts and feeling about the area.
9) The Columbian Exchange occurred among Africa, Latin America, North America and Europe. What is a lasting effect on Latin America from this exchange?
A
African cultural influence is evident today.
B
Slavery continued on plantations.
C
Europe colonized the area.
D
New products came from Africa
10) In Latin America, which of the following has been least likely impacted by satellite technology?
A
communication improvements
B
Global Positioning Systems use
C
improvements in transportation systems
D
Geographic Information Systems use
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