Unit 3 - Central America and the Caribbean

How did the Spanish conquer Central America and Mexico?

• Through military force
• By providing food
• Using magic
• By improving the economy

The narrowest point in Central America is in what country?

• Panama
• Mexico
• Guatemala
• Nicaragua

Coffee and sugar cane are examples of 

• cash crops
• fattening foods
• illegal substance
• crops grown for personal use

Most tourists like Central America and the Caribbean because of 

• the casinos
• the snow skiing
• the climate and beaches
• the famous people

Cuba's government is  

• Communist
• Democracy
• Monarchy

This industry benefits from the favorable climate conditions of the Caribbean.

• Tourism
• Shipbuilding
• Banking
• Telecommunications

This country funded the building of the Panama Canal

• Germany
• United Kingdom
• France
• United States

The Creole language is a result of mixing parent languages.

• True
• False

CAFTA-DR creates _________________for five Central American countries

• taxes on imports
• free trade zone
• trade barriers
• fewer exports

The ______________ of people brought diseases to the Americas that almost entirely wiped out the Native populations

• Spanish
• Carib
• Asians
• Navajo