Mexico and Central American region

To raise and lower a ship as it passes through the Panama Canal, a(n) ____ is used.

A person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry in Guatemala is a(n) ____.

travel to unspoiled areas in order to learn about the environment

• strike

• migrant worker

• political movement

• ecotourism

in Guatemala, a person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry

• Ladino

• migrant worker

• Spanish colonizator

• lost european tourist

an effort to distribute land more equally and fairly

• ecotourism

• plaza

• land reform

• squatter

All of the following are true about Mexico City except

• it faces traffic problems.

• it has pollution.

• it has water shortages.

• 200,000 people live there.

Which of the following statements about Guatemala is true?

• Most people in Guatemala are of French ancestry.

• Most people in Guatemala are of Native American ancestry.

• All people in Guatemala are of Spanish ancestry.

• People in Guatemala are of Caribbean ancestry.

Much of the land in Guatemala belongs to

• a few rich families.

• foreign companies

• Mayan farmers.

• national parks

The Panama Canal allows ships to travel between the Pacific Ocean and the

• Mediterranean Sea.

• Atlantic Ocean.

• Indian Ocean.

• Gulf of Mexico.

Why did the United States first need to negotiate with Colombia to build the Panama Canal?

• Colombia was a neighboring country.

• Part of the canal would be located in Colombia

• Panama was part of Colombia.

• Panama did not have a diplomatic mission in the United States.