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Collectively, the world's bodies of water are know not as
Athenosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
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Name of underwater mountain ranges caused by the divergent boundaries between two plates?
Mid-ocean ridges
Marine plains
Abyssal plains
Submarine faults
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Drainage basin whose water flows into seas and oceans.
Open or internal basin
Open or external basin
Closed or internal basin
Closed or marine basin
4
Which of the following are states in Mexico with high seismicity?
Chiapas and Guerrero
Guerrero and Baja California Sur
Michoacán and Yucatán
Quintana Roo and Chiapas
5
In Mexico, specially in Yucatán Península, underground water concentrates in
Lakes
Cenotes
Drainage Basins
Lagoons
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Spaces that share similar characteristics, like climate, vegetation and animal life
Climate Zones
Forests
Drainage Basins
Natural Regions
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The country in Oceania with the most plant diversity
Brazil
Mexico
Australia
England
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Important components to define distribution of natural regions and biodiversity in world.
Winds, relief and volcanism
Ocean currents, seismicity and climate
Altitude, surface and soil
Vegetation, relief and climate
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Layer in Earth that is semiliquid...
Upper mantle
Outer core
Lower mantle
Inner Core
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Natural Region without vegetation or fauna
Tundra
Desert
Mediterranean
Perpetual Ice
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A flat land area of higher altitude than a plain in upland areas often located among mountains
Depression
Plateau
Plain
Mountain
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Rocky and rigid blocks that float on top of the athenosphere
Divergent boundaries
Tectonic Plates
Convergente boundaries
Semiliquid rocks
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Varied environments in terms of climate, relief, soils and water availability.
Megadiversity
Biodiversity
Natural Regions
Environment
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Its the largest drainage basin in the World
Nile Basin
Mississippi Basin
The Amazon River
Danube Basin
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Kind of water in rivers and found in lagoons, where rafting and sport fishing is practiced
Underground
Continental
Seawater
Tropical
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Volcanoes are made by this kind of boundaries.
Divergent
Transform
Parallel
Convergent
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They are the result of the wind pushing the surface of the ocean
Waves
Ocean Currents
Tides
High tides
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Erosion that creates bizarre landscapes like large blocks of rock supported on smaller ones
Erosion by storm
Erosion by water
Erosion by Ice
Erosion by wind
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Number of layers on Earth
2
5
6
3
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Countries lacking important drainage basins, which generates a low availability of water.
Afghanistan, Pakistan and China
Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kirgizstan
India, Nigeria and Uzbekistan
Nigeria, Libya and Morocco
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Name of the depression where rivers flow, considered areas for the capture of water.
Drainage basin
Internal basin
Dry basin
External basin
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States in Mexico with greatest availability of water,and also belong to the Atlantic watershed.
Guerrero, Quintana Roo and Yucatán
Veracruz, Tabasco and Campeche
Colima, Veracruz and Tamaulipas
Chiapas, Oaxaca and Michoacán
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Boundaries where 2 tectonic plates move towards each other and one is pushed under the other.
Transform
Parallel
Divergent
Convergent
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What is the name of the layer of the Earth formed by the upper mantle and the Earth’s crust?
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Athenosphere
Atmosphere
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Variety of living beings that inhabit a given area of the planet
Natural Region
Megadiversity
Ecosystem
Biodiversity
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These are three of the countries with the highest biodiversity in the world:
United States, Argentina and Russia
Colombia, Mexico and Namibia
United States, Canada and China
Mexico, Brazil and Madagascar
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This is an element of climate
Altitude
Precipitation
Humidity
Latitude
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Construction that contains or halts the flow of water in a river
Lake
Dam
Lagoon
River
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These are active volcanoes in Mexico
Sanganguey, Xitle and Nevado de Toluca
Pico de Orizaba, La Malinche and Ceboruco
Iztaccíhuatl, Popocatépetl and Jorullo
Chichonal, Tacaná and Paricutín
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When San Andrés fault moves, it produces earthquakes in the states of...
Baja California, Sinaloa, Sonora and part of Chihuahua
Colima, Nayarit and Michoacán
Durango, Zacatecas and Jalisco
Veracruz, Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon
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Af and Aw climates make up this natural region
Jungle
Prairie
Desert
Steppe
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The Mesoamerican Trench is located in...
Caribbean Sea
The Pacific Coast of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
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2 natural elements that define configuration and distribution of a drainage basin on Earth?
Relief and evaporation
Relief and rivers
Subsoil and slopes
Precipitation and thawing of ice
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Dynamic of the up and down movement of oceanic waters and important for sporting activities.
Condensation
Evaporation
Tides
High tides
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The countries with the biggest levels of biodiversity are characterized by having
Warm climates and winter rains
Tropical forests and taiga
Jungles and deserts
Prairies and high mountain forests
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We can find this boundaries in North American and Pacific, Antarctic and Indo-Australian Plates
Parallel
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
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Movements of water travelling around Earth, followed by foster important tourist activities.
Low tides
Waves
Ocean currents
Tides
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Layer with temperature, humidity and pressure that allow the development of living beings.
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
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Rock transformation and fragmentation on Earth surface caused by agents that allows erosion.
Folding
Sedimentation
Sinking
Weathering
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Undulating movement of the Earth's crust that happens when rocks cracks suddenly under pressure
Earthquake
Volcano
Tsunami
Flood