Mexico and Central America Review

The Panama Canal provides a link between what bodies of water?

• Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
• Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
• Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea
• Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian OCean

The Panama Canal is:

• large fishing zone
• located in Guatemala
• a major shipping and transportation route
• closed

What type of landform is Central America

• peninsula
• isthmus
• archipelago
• tectonic plate

______ ______ is made up of three mountain ranges in Mexico. Also known as the "Mother Range".

• Rocky Mountains

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Baja California

• Sierra Madre

Who conquered the Aztecs?

• Vicente Fox

• Hernan Cortes

• Benito Juarez

• Miguel Hidalgo

In what year did Mexico gain it's independence from Spain?

• 1821

• 1820

• 1822

• 1819

This is on the center of the Mexican flag. 

• Eagle 
• Oil Ring
• Cross
• Star 

What is the main language in most Central American countries?

• French
• English
• Spanish
• Italian

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why is English the official language of Belize?

• The Maya lived there
• The Aztec conquered the Spanish there.
• The British claimed the area.
• The Spanish settled the area.

What does CAFTA-DR create for five Central American countries?

• free-trade zone
• trade barriers
• taxes on imports
• fewer exports