Unit 3: Central America & Caribbean Review

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

Most tourists like Central America and the Caribbean because of 

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

Which civilization developed a 365 day calendar?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Arawak

• Iroquois

What country?

• Panama
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Costa Rica

What type of landform is Central America

• peninsula
• isthmus
• archipelago
• tectonic plate

Who built the Panama Canal?

• United States
• France
• Spain
• Columbia

Why is English the official language of Belize?

• The Maya lived there.
• The Aztec conquered the Spanish there.
• The British colonized the area.
• The Spanish settled the area.

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

• Rio Bravo del Norte
• Lake Nicaragua
• Rio Grande River
• Panama Canal

The following statement is incorrect, which word below would make it correct?
The land Christopher Columbus first reached in 1492 is now the Dominican Republic.

• Bahamas
• Panama
• Haiti
• Puerto Rico