Question

Which of the following statements about the physical geography of Latin America is false?
A.
The longest mountain range in the world is found in Latin America.
B.
The Panama Canal is partially man-made.
C.
Rivers meet the ocean at estuaries, such as the Rio de la Plata.
D.
El Niño is a series of volcanic eruptions caused by tectonic activity.

Answer 1

D is false. El Niño is a climate/ocean-atmosphere phenomenon (warming of the central/eastern tropical Pacific and changes in trade winds and weather patterns), not a series of volcanic eruptions.