Mid-Term Makeup Test Part 2

1.

1 point

(Question 51)
Which group in Mexico City enjoys the highest standard of living?

the working poor

the "have nots"

the "haves"

the middle class

2.

1 point

(Question 52)
As Mexico City has grown, it has seen increases in all of the following except

average family size

poor slum neighborhoods

air pollution

crime rates

3.

1 point

(Question 53)
(Use the graph on the test packet to answer the question)
Which of these conclusions is best supported by the information on the graph below?

In 2000, about half of all Mexicans lived in rural areas.

Since 1950, Mexico has become more rural than urban.

Mexico will not become an urban country until the 2020s.

Mexico was more rural than urban until the 1960s.

4.

1 point

(Question 54)
(Use the graphic on the test packet to answer the question)
In which region of South America is the Amazon rainforest located?

A

B

C

D

5.

1 point

(Question 55)
Rainforests are called the “lungs of the Earth” because of their role in

the El Niño current.

the carbon-oxygen cycle.

the food web.

the Coriolis effect.

6.

1 point

(Question 56)
What is the main cause of land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest?

differences among many different groups over how best to use the rainforest

arguments among environmental groups over how to preserve biodiversity in the rainforest

opposition by the government to the movement of farmers to the rainforest

conflicts between ranchers and farmers over how much land to clear in the rainforest

7.

1 point

(Question 57)
Which of the following would groups who want sustainable development in the Amazon rainforest most likely support?

the building of more roads into the rainforest

the clearing of rainforest to create farms and ranches

the harvesting of rainforest trees to create more jobs

the use of rainforest resources without destroying them

8.

1 point

(Question 58)
Which of these groups is most responsible for deforestation of the rainforest?

native peoples

environmental groups

rubber tappers

logging companies

9.

1 point

(Question 59)
Which of these do environmental groups in the Amazon rainforest most want to protect?

biodiversity

deforestation

ecotourism

wetlands

10.

1 point

(Question 60)
(Use the graph on the test packet to answer the question)
Which statement is best supported by the graph?

Two thirds of the world's rainforests have disappeared.

Rainforest once covered about 3 million square miles.

Rainforest loss has increased in the past 10 years.

More than half of the world's rainforests have been lost.

11.

1 point

(Question 61)
The Andes Mountains line the west coast of

South America

Mexico

North America

Canada

12.

1 point

(Question 62)
(Use the graphic on the test packet to answer the question)
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is located at 9,250 feet above sea level. According to the diagram below, Quito is in which elevation zone?

tierra helada

tierra caliente

tierra templada

ierra fría

13.

1 point

(Question 63)
Terracing is a farming method that makes it possible to raise crops

below forest canopies

in tropical lowlands

on steep hillsides

above the snow line