Chapter 8 - Central America and the Caribbean

What is the official language in most Central American countries?

• Spanish
• English 
• French
• Creole

Ideas of independence in the countries of Central America and the Caribbean were sparked by a slave revolt in...

• Cuba
• Haiti
• The Bahamas
• The Dominican Republic

Which Central American country has a history of peace and stability?

• Costa Rica
• Honduras
• Guatemala
• Nicaragua

Why is it that the cultures of most Central American countries are so similar to Mexico?

• they were all colonized by Spain

• they were all part of the Aztec Empire

• they were all colonized by Great Britain

• they all have large Native American populations

Most Caribbean Indians died from...

• starvation
• overwork
• disease
• fighting with the Europeans

Why is the culture of Belize so different from the other countries of Central America?

• it was once a colony of Great Britain
• it was once a colony of Spain
• it is a commonwealth of the United States
• it was never colonized by a European country

Central America is located on an __________ that links North and South America.

• isthmus
• archipelago
• commonwealth
• island

The Bahamas is one of the three __________ that make up the Caribbean Islands.

• archipelagoes
• isthmus
• refugees
• cloud forests

__________ boosts the economies of many Central American and Caribbean countries as people travel to the region to explore its natural beauty.

• ecotourism
• refugees
• cooperatives
• commonwealths

The large Caribbean Islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispanola and Puerto Rico are all a part of the __________.

• Greater Antilles
• Lesser Antilles
• Panama Canal
• cooperative