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A) Pine and Spruce B) Oak and Maple C) Arecaceae and Astragalus D) Bamboo and Ferns
A) To survive extreme heat B) To obtain nitrates lacking in the soil C) To obtain water during dry seasons D) To prevent overgrowth of vegetation
A) Cacti and succulents B) Hardwood shrubs C) Lichens, algae and cyanobacteria D) Mosses and grasses
A) Amazonian poison dart frog B) Green tree frog C) Common garden toad D) Roraima toad (Oreophrynella quelchii)
A) 25–45 m B) 2–5 m C) 8–15 m D) 50–60 m
A) Low mobility B) Lack of water C) Dietary differences D) Human interference
A) Howler monkeys B) Kangaroo C) Camel D) Polar bears
A) Fish and crustaceans B) Large predatory mammals C) Bats, grasshoppers, spiders and centipedes D) Migratory birds
A) Heliamphora nutans B) Orectanthe sceptrum C) Drosera felix D) Bejaria imthurnii
A) Deep and fertile B) Clay-heavy C) Volcanic ash D) Sandier
A) Peregrine falcon B) Greater flowerpiercer C) Barn owl D) Common parrot
A) Cooler B) Tropical and humid C) Sub-zero temperatures D) Arid and hot
A) Nutria B) Capybara C) House mouse D) Roraima climbing mouse
A) Conifers B) Bromeliads C) Deciduous trees D) Water lilies
A) 100 m B) 5 m C) 60 m D) 20 m
A) Diorite B) Granite C) Conglomerate D) Quartz
A) 25% B) 98% C) 50% D) 75%
A) Earthquakes B) Volcanic activity C) Erosion by precipitation D) Human construction
A) High altitudes prevent soil formation B) Volcanic eruptions poisoned the soil C) Intense rainfall prevents nutrient fixation D) High temperatures destroy minerals
A) Pseudo-karst structure B) Tectonic fault line C) Metamorphic fold D) Igneous intrusion
A) Oxford University Cave Club B) International Mining Agency C) Global Geological Society D) World Mountain Institute
A) Seasonal temperature shifts B) Ocean tides C) Underground volcanic heating D) Precipitation on the plateau surface
A) They evaporate completely B) They fill with sand deposits C) They collapse into sinkholes D) They can become underground rivers
A) It flows out as waterfalls on the mountainside B) It turns into quartz crystals C) It stays trapped in underground lakes D) It absorbs into the granite base
A) Blue or green B) Clear or yellow C) White or pink D) Black or brown
A) Andes B) Bolívar C) Guiana D) Pacaraima
A) Inca B) Pemon C) Maya D) Yanomami
A) Cloud B) Great C) Blue-green D) Mountain
A) 1884 B) 1874 C) 1894 D) 1904
A) 10% B) 50% C) 85% D) 5%
A) Roraima B) Amazonas C) Pacaraima D) Bolívar
A) 25–27 °C B) 15–17 °C C) 10–12 °C D) 20–22 °C
A) 1884 B) 1595 C) 1864 D) 1838
A) Carl Ferdinand Appun B) Robert Hermann Schomburgk C) Walter Raleigh D) Everard im Thurn
A) Henry Whiteley B) Walter Raleigh C) Robert Hermann Schomburgk D) Charles Barrington Brown
A) Hot air balloon B) Helicopter C) Ropes and ladders D) Natural slope path
A) Henry Whiteley B) Walter Raleigh C) Everard im Thurn D) Harry Perkins
A) Guianese B) Pemón C) Venezuelan D) Amazonian
A) 500 people B) 200 people C) 100 people D) 1,000 people
A) About 2,000 meters B) About 500 meters C) About 3,000 meters D) About 1,000 meters
A) Three days B) Two days C) Five days D) One day |