Central America

Central America

Multiple Choice

Cultural diffusion is...

• The spreading of religions only to each area.

• cultures that only celebrate their own holidays

• cultures spreading and interacting from one area to another.

Multiple Choice

A place where new ideas and technology spread to surrounding areas best describes...

• cultural diffusion

• culture

• cultural hearth

Multiple Choice

Spain was the only country that influenced culture in Central American and the Caribbean.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A major crop grown in the Caribbean was...

• Potatoes

• Beans

• Sugarcane

• Tomatoes

Multiple Select

List some other languages that could be found in the Caribbean besides Spanish.

• French

• English

• Polish

• Danish

• Japanese

Multiple Choice

Which country is more developed?

• Costa Rica

• Nicaragua

Open Ended

List some other crops that could be found in the Caribbean...

Fill in the Blanks

How many sets of locks did you see on the map?

Multiple Choice

The city of Gamboa was on the coast.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which side of the Panama Canal is Columbia on?

• West

• East

• Both Sides

• Not in the same region!

Open Ended

I want to see who gets the closes here.

Think of the percent of people living in cities in the text.

How has this percent changed from 1950 to 2010 to what they expect it to do in 2050?

Multiple Choice

The poorly planned spread of cities and suburbs.

• Infill

• Gentrification

• Mixed Use Development

• Urban Sprawl

Multiple Choice

Which is a negative effect of urban sprawl?

• new, affordable homes
• more farmland
• destruction of habitats
• more people pass their geography quiz

Multiple Choice

Which is a positive effect of urban sprawl?

• there are more affordable houses
• increased pollution
• destruction of habitats
• more taco bells (this one's not the right answer, but it is true)

Open Ended

What are some examples of mass transit?