GCU 322 Lecture Quiz 14 Answers Latest Update 2024-2025
The Gila Wilderness area is a large portion of land in: - Answers SW New Mexico
The _____ has the greatest amount of vegetation for any desert in the world. - Answers Sonoran Desert
Which adjacent region does MexAmerica overlap with the most? - Answers California
Which of the following "twinned" cities (or bi-national cities), NOT located on the Rio Grande, is the
most significant in terms of population and as a border crossing point? - Answers San Diego-Tijuana
Which of the following "twinned" cities (or bi-national cities), located on the Rio Grande, is the most
significant in terms of population and as a border crossing point? - Answers El Paso-Ciudad Juarez
Why are the mountain ranges in the Mexican Highlands portion of SE Arizona called the "Sky Islands"? -
Answers forested land is found on the top of the mountain ranges, whereas lower elevations
surrounding the mountains are in desert or grassland (non-forested) vegetation
Arizona produces about _____% of the nation's copper. - Answers 60
While found in multiple deserts, the yucca is the "signature" plant of the: - Answers Chihuahuan Desert
Tucson ranks # _____ in terms of the nation's largest metro areas; and Albuquerque ranks # _____ in
terms of the nation's largest metro areas. - Answers 53/60
The _____ Mountains are just east of the city of Albuquerque and practically "loom" or "hover" over the
city. - Answers Sandia
Which 3 metro areas in Texas (listed in order from largest to smallest in population) are on the lower Rio
Grande? - Answers McAllen-Mission, Brownsville-Harlingen, and Laredo
Hispanic groups are found all over North America, not just in MexAmerica or adjacent regions. As
example of this are the _____ in the _____ area. - Answers Salvadorans/ Washington, DC
San Antonio ranks # _____ in terms of the nation's largest metro areas while Austin ranks # _____ in
terms of the nation's largest metro areas. - Answers 24/31
MexAmerica overlaps with other regions. The _____, Texas metropolitan area could be classified as
either in the Inland South or Mexican regions. - Answers Austin
The area known as the _____ in MexAmerica is NOT part of the Basin and Range topographical area, but
is rather part of the Coastal Plain. - Answers Rio Grande Valley
The Gila Wilderness area is a large portion of land in: - Answers SW New Mexico
The _____ has the greatest amount of vegetation for any desert in the world. - Answers Sonoran Desert
Which adjacent region does MexAmerica overlap with the most? - Answers California
Which of the following "twinned" cities (or bi-national cities), NOT located on the Rio Grande, is the
most significant in terms of population and as a border crossing point? - Answers San Diego-Tijuana
Which of the following "twinned" cities (or bi-national cities), located on the Rio Grande, is the most
significant in terms of population and as a border crossing point? - Answers El Paso-Ciudad Juarez
Why are the mountain ranges in the Mexican Highlands portion of SE Arizona called the "Sky Islands"? -
Answers forested land is found on the top of the mountain ranges, whereas lower elevations
surrounding the mountains are in desert or grassland (non-forested) vegetation
Arizona produces about _____% of the nation's copper. - Answers 60
While found in multiple deserts, the yucca is the "signature" plant of the: - Answers Chihuahuan Desert
Tucson ranks # _____ in terms of the nation's largest metro areas; and Albuquerque ranks # _____ in
terms of the nation's largest metro areas. - Answers 53/60
The _____ Mountains are just east of the city of Albuquerque and practically "loom" or "hover" over the
city. - Answers Sandia
Which 3 metro areas in Texas (listed in order from largest to smallest in population) are on the lower Rio
Grande? - Answers McAllen-Mission, Brownsville-Harlingen, and Laredo
Hispanic groups are found all over North America, not just in MexAmerica or adjacent regions. As
example of this are the _____ in the _____ area. - Answers Salvadorans/ Washington, DC
San Antonio ranks # _____ in terms of the nation's largest metro areas while Austin ranks # _____ in
terms of the nation's largest metro areas. - Answers 24/31
MexAmerica overlaps with other regions. The _____, Texas metropolitan area could be classified as
either in the Inland South or Mexican regions. - Answers Austin
The area known as the _____ in MexAmerica is NOT part of the Basin and Range topographical area, but
is rather part of the Coastal Plain. - Answers Rio Grande Valley
