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