Reading Quiz 13
Due Feb 18 at 11:59pm
Points 40
Questions 80
Available Feb 5 at 12am - Feb 18 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 160 Minutes
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 117 minutes 40 out of 40
Score for this quiz: 40 out of 40
Submitted Feb 13 at 12:18pm
This attempt took 117 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
0..5 pts
Territorially, Brazil controls about of Amazonia, with the remainder in adjacent countries.
one-half
one-third
three-fifths
two-thirds
three-quarters
Correct answer
Question 2
0..5 pts
Which country of the Andes does NOT have Amazon Basin territory?
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
Colombia
Ecuador
Correct answer
Question 3
0..5 pts
, , with relatively little territory in the Amazon Basin, nevertheless has a state called Amazonas.
Colombia
Venezuela
Peru
Bolivia
Ecuador
Correct answer
Question 4
0..5 pts
The Amazon Basin is of continental scale with very poor interregional connectivity, and the result is a
space of diverse activity and polarized perspectives, yet with incomplete objective data, and poor:
international NGOs (non-governmental organizations)
involvement by newly-arrived settlers
internally-based environmental organizations
military aircraft navigation systems
control by federal governments
Correct answer
Question 5
0..5 pts
The Amazon River discharges more water into the ocean than any other. It begins at the confluence of
the Ucayali and Maranon rivers in ______ and ends at the Atlantic Ocean, and has a length of 2,320
miles.
Colombia
Bolivia
Venezuela
Ecuador
Peru
Correct answer
Question 6
0..5 pts
Some estimates indicate that the Amazon carries percent of the world's freshwater.
5
30
20
25
, 15
10
Correct answer
Question 7
0..5 pts
From Iquitos, Peru, about 3,400 kilometers from the Atlantic, to the mouth of the river, the change in
elevation is about meters.
6,000
100
60
10,000
1,000
600
Correct answer
Question 8
0..5 pts
The Amazon river basin is about the size of:
Australia
Antarctica
Africa
Greenland
China
Correct answer
Question 9
0..5 pts
Amazonia is the largest expanse of tropical rain forest in the world and holds percent of the
world's species of living organisms, percent of all plant life, and over percent of the world's
bird species.
30/ 20/ 20
30/ 30/ 30
20/ 20/ 20
20/ 30/ 30
30/ 30/ 20
20/ 30/ 20
20/ 20/ 30
Due Feb 18 at 11:59pm
Points 40
Questions 80
Available Feb 5 at 12am - Feb 18 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 160 Minutes
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 117 minutes 40 out of 40
Score for this quiz: 40 out of 40
Submitted Feb 13 at 12:18pm
This attempt took 117 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
0..5 pts
Territorially, Brazil controls about of Amazonia, with the remainder in adjacent countries.
one-half
one-third
three-fifths
two-thirds
three-quarters
Correct answer
Question 2
0..5 pts
Which country of the Andes does NOT have Amazon Basin territory?
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
Colombia
Ecuador
Correct answer
Question 3
0..5 pts
, , with relatively little territory in the Amazon Basin, nevertheless has a state called Amazonas.
Colombia
Venezuela
Peru
Bolivia
Ecuador
Correct answer
Question 4
0..5 pts
The Amazon Basin is of continental scale with very poor interregional connectivity, and the result is a
space of diverse activity and polarized perspectives, yet with incomplete objective data, and poor:
international NGOs (non-governmental organizations)
involvement by newly-arrived settlers
internally-based environmental organizations
military aircraft navigation systems
control by federal governments
Correct answer
Question 5
0..5 pts
The Amazon River discharges more water into the ocean than any other. It begins at the confluence of
the Ucayali and Maranon rivers in ______ and ends at the Atlantic Ocean, and has a length of 2,320
miles.
Colombia
Bolivia
Venezuela
Ecuador
Peru
Correct answer
Question 6
0..5 pts
Some estimates indicate that the Amazon carries percent of the world's freshwater.
5
30
20
25
, 15
10
Correct answer
Question 7
0..5 pts
From Iquitos, Peru, about 3,400 kilometers from the Atlantic, to the mouth of the river, the change in
elevation is about meters.
6,000
100
60
10,000
1,000
600
Correct answer
Question 8
0..5 pts
The Amazon river basin is about the size of:
Australia
Antarctica
Africa
Greenland
China
Correct answer
Question 9
0..5 pts
Amazonia is the largest expanse of tropical rain forest in the world and holds percent of the
world's species of living organisms, percent of all plant life, and over percent of the world's
bird species.
30/ 20/ 20
30/ 30/ 30
20/ 20/ 20
20/ 30/ 30
30/ 30/ 20
20/ 30/ 20
20/ 20/ 30
