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