Central America and the Caribbean Review

What effect does Central America’s location on top of moving tectonic plates have on the region?

• warm tropical climate

• many earthquakes and volcanoes

• high ocean waves

• erosion of beaches on islands

What changes did triangular trade cause?

• trade and competition among European countries

• more power for Haiti and Africa

• friendship between Europeans and Africans

• wealth for Caribbean nations

Why did European nations take over the region?

• to make Caribbean nations wealthy

• to learn about other religions of the world

• to find new plants and animals for food

• to gain riches from growing cash crops

Why did Europeans bring African slaves to the region?

• to sail ships in the triangular trade

• to work on plantations

• to relieve overcrowding in Africa

• to start a new religion

How are Puerto Rico and Cuba different?

• Puerto Rico has more economic and political freedom.

• Puerto Rico has more political freedom while Cuba has more economic freedom.

• Cuba has more economic and political freedom.

• Cuba has more political freedom while Puerto Rico has more economic freedom

Why did so many Caribbean residents migrate away from their homes?

• desire to travel to foreign countries

• need for jobs and safety

• longing to escape rural overcrowding

• wish for a better climate

What are the desired results of ecotourism?

• protect rain forest and fight poverty

• prevent earthquakes and hurricanes

• bring foreign aid to poor people

• force animals to leave their natural habitat

What industry brings high amounts of income to the region so people don't have to destroy the rain forest for farmland?

• automobile manufacturing

• construction

• textile weaving

• tourism

Which Europeans controlled most of Central America in the 1700s?

• British

• Dutch

• French

• Spanish

What three regions were connected by triangular trade?

• Asia, Africa and the Americas

• Europe, Africa, and the Americas

• Asia, Europe, and the Americas

• Europe, Africa, Asia