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