Chapter 7 "Middle America" Pretest

What two arms of the Atlantic Ocean border Mexico and Central America on the east?

• Rio Bravo del Norte and the Caribbean Sea

• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea

• Lake Nicaragua and the Rio Grande

• Rio Grande and the Gulf of Mexico

In which climate zone does most of Mexico and Central America lie?

• high mountain

• humid temperate

• desert

• tropical

Where did the Maya live?

• lowland plains of the Yucatán Peninsula

• northern area of Baja California

• what is now Honduras

• Tenochtitlán

Why is English the official language of Belize?

• The Maya lived there.

• The Aztec conquered the Spanish there

• The British claimed the area.

• The Spanish settled the area.

On what resource have the countries of Central America long depended?

• service industries

• cash crops

• manufacturing

• tourism

Which of the following is one of the world’s most important waterways?

• Rio Bravo del Norte

• Panama Canal

• Lake Nicaragua

• Rio Grande

Which of the following statements refers to Aztec farming?

• They forced conquered peoples to do the farming.

• They were not very skilled farmers.

• Their religion prohibited raising corn as a crop.

• They grew crops on small islands that they built in the lake.

Which of the following are common natural occurrences in Mexico?

• tornadoes

• ice storms

• earthquakes

• tsunamis

Which vertical climate zone in Mexico is also known as “hot land”?

• tierra templada

• tierra buena

• tierra fria

• tierra caliente

Which Caribbean country is a commonwealth of the United States?

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Haiti

• Jamaica