Geography Of Latin America (Geog 322): Quiz 7 |10 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Many Central and South American cities are located in the {Ans: tierra templada (page 117)}Natural disasters in Central America (and Latin America in general) {Ans: result in increased devastation due to socioeconomic and settlement patterns. (page 114)}The Caribbean Tectonic Plate: {Ans: forms one half of the fault line that caused the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 (page 107)}El Nino (ENSO) events: {Ans: are caused by warm Pacific ocean waters migrating to the South American coast. (page 114)}The steppe biome {Ans: is created by high pressures and dry conditions 30 degrees north and south of the equator (page 116)}The Andes mountains: {Ans: are the result of the Nazca and Cocos plates being subducted under the South American and Caribbean plates (page 107)}