Mexico, Central America, and The Caribbean Test Review

No one knows what led to the fall of the Mayas

• True

• False

Central America is an example of-

• isthmus

• strait

• archipelago

The Day of the Dead is important because it is a giant funeral.

• True

• False

The purpose of the Panama Canal was to shorten the trip between _____ and _____

• the Arctic Ocean

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Pacific Ocean

• Mrs. Bergstrom's pool

What were the two main problems encountered while building the Panama Canal?

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• mosquitos

• rough terrain

What is another name for the Columbian Exchange?

• Day of the Dead

• Triangular Trade

• Subsistence Farming

The best description of farming in Mexico is subsistence farming.

• True

• False

The Europeans brought African slaves to the Caribbean to sail ships in the triangular trade.

• True

• False

The Triangular Trade caused trade and competition among European countries.

• True

• False

In the triangular trade, raw materials such as sugar were shipped from the Americas to Europe.

• True

• False