Central America

Mexico and which two smaller subregions make u middle America?

• the Caribbean and South America

• Central America and South America

• Central America and the Caribbean

• Nicaragua and Belize

The main geographic features of Central America are....?

• high deserts and rivers flowing into the Pacific Ocean

• two areas of lowlands with rugged mountains in between

• deep canyons and a large central plateau

• dense rain forests and the Panama Canal.

Which of these Caribbeans islands is part of the Greater Antilles

• Cuba

• Barbados

• Dominica

• Grand Bahama

What destructive forces do people in the Lesser Antilles experience in the summer months?

• trade winds

• volcanic eruptions

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

Of the 700 islands in the Bahamas, people live on about

• 150

• 400

• 20

• 5

Which of these people were the first to live in the Caribbean?

• the Arawaks, Caribs and Ciboneys

• the French and the British

• the Aztecs and the Maya

• the dutch, Portuguese, Germans

The most important crop that the Spanish colonist grew was---

• bananas

• sugar or sugarcane

• pineapples

• rubber

What is the name for movement of people, plants, animals, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• the Caribbean triangle

• the free market

• regional sharing

• the Columbian exchange

in 1821, Costa Rica,, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

• became independent from Spain

• banned slavery in their territories

• began trading Europe

• adopted the Roman Catholic

The people of Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic-

• are among the poorest in the Western Hemisphere

• live in democracies with free elections

• all live under the Communist economic system

• have solved most of their economic problems