Central America and Caribbean

An isthmus is:

• wide section of land 

• an island

• narrow strip of land between 2 larger land areas surrounded by water

• a Mayan holiday

Deforestation means:

• planting lots of trees

• spraying the forests for bugs

• cutting down the forests to use the land for other things

• A new kind of air freshener

The Panama Canal is:

• large fishing zone

• located in Guatemala

• a major shipping and transportation route

• closed

Central America is located close to the equator so their climate is:

• freezing cold

• warm and humid

• foggy and cool

• they have no climate

Most of the people of Central America speak:

• English

• Spanish

• Caribbean

• British

The Panama Canal connects what 2 bodies of water?

• Atlantic Ocean and the Dead Sea

• Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

• Lake Ontario and Lake Huron

• Fremont Lakes and Platte River

Which color is the highest elevation on this map?

• Dark Brown

• Green

• Yello

• White

According to this map, what is the symbol for a capital city?

• Black dot with a circle around it

• Black star with a circle around it

• A single black dot

• A long red line

Which is the definition of an archipelago?

• a chain, cluster or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands

• a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

• a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

• a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

According to this map, What are the three types of dry season?

• Long, Short, No

• Mild, Heavy, Extreme

• Arid, Semi-Arid, anti-arid

• Long, Short, Complete