Review- Central America

Which of the following is NOT a geographic belt of Central America?

• Central Highlands
• Pacific Lowlands
• Caribbean Lowlands
• Hydorelectric Belt

This land feature connects North and South America, and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Panama

• The Isthmus of Panama
• Panama Canal
• Yucatan Penninsula 
• Isthmus of Corinth

This is the largest lake in Central America, featuring Oceanic life

• Lake Nicaragua 
• Lake Managua 
• Lake Panama
• Lake Lerpa 

This important water route allows easy travel between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

• Panama Canal
• Isthmus of Panama
• Caribbean Ocean
• Amazon River

What climate region is Central America and the Caribbean primarily located in?

• Tropics
• Temperant Zone
• Tundra
• Desert

This European power dominated Central America from 1501-1823.

• Spain
• Great Britain
• France
• Portugal 

Who helped Haiti gain its independence from France in 1804?

• Francisco Toussaint-Louveture 
• Christopher Columbus
• Fidel Castro
• Pedro Ardias 

Who transformed Cuba into a communist state?

• Fidel Castro
• John F. Kennedy
• Chirstopher Columbus
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Where can many people of the Caribbean trace their family roots to?

• West Africa
• The United States
• Spain
• England

What is a latifunda?

• Large corporate owned farms in Central America
• A climate region in the Caribbean with very little rain
• A mix of two or more languages 
• A style of art local to the Dominican Republic