Featured Article Quiz #213
Cerro Panizos
#1 Cerro Panizos is also known as what name?
Maize Hill
Silver Peak
Ice Dome
#2 Approximately how old is the Cienago Ignimbrite eruption mentioned for Cerro Panizos?
About 7.9 million years ago
About 1.2 million years ago
About 50 million years ago
#3 What climate characterizes the area around Cerro Panizos?
A cold, dry desert climate with little rain (about 200–400 mm per year)
A hot, tropical rainforest climate with more than 2000 mm of rain per year
A warm, Mediterranean climate with rainy winters and dry summers but no frosts