Twenty Questions Subject chapter 7 9 Twenty Questions

Twenty Questions Subject: chapter 7 -9

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1. One effect of land subsidence is the creation of? l ?

2. Why does the geography of Mexico City create a air pollution problem? In a valley, which often traps carbon emissions.

3. A strip of land that connects two larger landmasses, enabling the migration of plants and aniimals? l Land bridge

4. Where does most of the food grown in Mexico come from? l Central Plateau

5. What early civilization in Mexico engaged in long-distance trade and built huge stone cities by the time the Spanish arrived? l The Maya

6. The early Mexican civilization whose capital was on the site of present-day Mexico City? l Aztec

7. The Local form of a language used in a particular place or by a certain group? l dialect

8. Panama is a ___between North America and South America? l Isthmus

9. The Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles are part of a___in the Caribbean Sea? l archipelago

10. What vertical climate zone is characterized by frosts in winter and is where potatoes are barley are grown? l Tierra fria

11. Haitian Creole is an example of patois because? l It is a dialect that blends words from different languages

12. Enacting laws that require the reforestation of cleared lands is one way that Central American countries can promote? l Sustainable development

13. The planting of young trees or seeds on lands where trees have been cut or destroyed? l reforestation

14. A slum on the edge of a city which lacks running water and sanitation systems. l shantytown

15. The variety of different species of plants and animals in an environment? l biodiversity

16. Grains, soybeans, and ___ are major crops exported from South America? l coffee

17. Many of the migrants to Sao Paulo, Brazil end up living in ___ on the outskirts of the city with no sanitation services? l favelas

18. What country enacted a law in 2004 that prohibited deforestation in its eastern region? l Paraguay

19. Which two countries in South America have large Asian populations l Suriname and Guyana

20. What is the multiplier effect? l The effect an investment has in multiplying related jobs throughout the economy.
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