1. Which of the following best describe a negative consequence of the Amazon basin deforestation?(1 point)

Question

Responses

increase of oxygen and carbon dioxide cycles
increase of oxygen and carbon dioxide cycles

purification of the Amazon River and surrounding tributaries
purification of the Amazon River and surrounding tributaries

discovery of new animal and plant species
discovery of new animal and plant species

loss of biological compounds that may have medical value
loss of biological compounds that may have medical value
Question 2
2. From his observations of the animal species on the Galapagos Islands, Darwin concluded that plants and animals ___________.(1 point)
Responses

can change over one generation
can change over one generation

cannot change
cannot change

adapt to their environment over time
adapt to their environment over time

change only in closed ecosystems
change only in closed ecosystems
Question 3
3. Which of the following best describes the Amazon Rain Forest?(1 point)
Responses

It has the driest desert in the world, Atacama
It has the driest desert in the world, Atacama

It features the Andes, the longest range of mountains in the world.
It features the Andes, the longest range of mountains in the world.

It contains more species of plants and animals than any other place.
It contains more species of plants and animals than any other place.

It is home to Pampas, a rich and fertile alluvial plain.
It is home to Pampas, a rich and fertile alluvial plain.
Question 4
4. Under what circumstance did Africans come to South America?(1 point)
Responses

Like the Portuguese and the Spanish, they were seeking a trade route to India.
Like the Portuguese and the Spanish, they were seeking a trade route to India.

They immigrated in search of more arable lands to farm.
They immigrated in search of more arable lands to farm.

They were brought to South America as slaves.
They were brought to South America as slaves.

They came to trade with the indigenous tribes of South America.
They came to trade with the indigenous tribes of South America.
Question 5
5. Why is Spanish the official language of 9 of the 13 nations of South America?(1 point)
Responses

The Spanish established their language when they colonized the territories.
The Spanish established their language when they colonized the territories.

It is the original language of the native people.
It is the original language of the native people.

Spanish is easier to speak than the native languages.
Spanish is easier to speak than the native languages.

The Portuguese did not want their language spoken by foreign people.
The Portuguese did not want their language spoken by foreign people.
Question 6
6. What is the meaning of indigenous?(1 point)
Responses

taking on the cultural traits of a larger group
taking on the cultural traits of a larger group

completely unlike your surroundings
completely unlike your surroundings

originating in and naturally living, growing, or occurring in a region or country
originating in and naturally living, growing, or occurring in a region or country

blending of the cultural traits of a larger group

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1: Response: loss of biological compounds that may have medical value

Question 2: Response: adapt to their environment over time

Question 3: Response: It contains more species of plants and animals than any other place.

Question 4: Response: They were brought to South America as slaves.

Question 5: Response: The Spanish established their language when they colonized the territories.

Question 6: Response: originating in and naturally living, growing, or occurring in a region or country