El Nino events cause a natural cycle of higher global temperatures.  This has added significantly to the increase in average overall global temperature the past five decades.

What is the approximately current population growth rate of the world?

As discussed in the lecture, cruisers are loyal to cruising. They do NOT usually return as ‘stayover’ vacationers. What are negative impacts of this to the locals?

Name the relatively young mountain range stretching from northwestern Venezuela and ending at Tierra del Fuego.

Population density is quite high throughout the region; _____ of the population is located in the Greater Antilles.

This term mentioned in the lecture when talking about cruising refers to the “means that companies choose to register their ships in a country other than the country of ownership”

The Amazon Basin is the largest river system in the world by volume and area; second largest in length.

As discussed in the lecture, what are the three major cruise lines? (must list alphabetically to receive credit)

Name the two countries Hispaniola is shared by. (list them alphabetically for credit)

The circular folds of the small intestine enhance absorption by the chyme to spiral, rather than move in a straight line.