Environmental Science, 10th Edition (Cunningham)

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Overview: Rancagua, Chile: Source of flowers and table grapes, p. 216

Many of the fresh fruits and flowers Americans buy in the supermarket originate in places like Rancagua, Chile. Global use of pesticides is a largely unmonitored phenomenon. One of the relatively new and growing applications is in aquaculture. This type of production links American consumers to remote production areas around the globe. Many of the fresh fruits and flowers Americans buy in the supermarket originate in places like Rancagua, Chile. Zoom in to see the concentrations of agricultural fields around the city. Zoom out to see the city's position in a valley on the western slopes of the Andes.

1			Describe several factors that make Rancagua and California's Central Valley (site of the almond orchard in another place mark for this chapter) similar.
			A)	Both are sunny, high altitude valleys located near the equator.
			B)	Both are relatively arid and sunny valleys that are irrigated by runoff from nearby mountains.
			C)	Both valleys are in regions of high rainfall that do not require irrigation.
			D)	Both are known for having particularly bad soil for farming.
			E)	Each one has an active volcano nearby.
2			Zoom out to see Chile's location in South America. List Chile's neighboring countries.
			A)	Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil
			B)	Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil
			C)	Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru
			D)	Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay
			E)	Peru, Brazil, and Uruguay