Topic 3 Test

What is slash-and-burn agriculture?

• farming method in which trees are set on fire so farmers can work at night when it is dark

• farming method in which trees and other plants on a plot of land are cut down and burned

• farming system in which trees are scraped to collect tree bark

• None of the above

What are chinampas?

• artificial islands built by the Aztecs

• artificial mountains built by the Maya

• artificial flavors for cooking

• None of the above

Creole languages are evidence that cultural diffusion occurred.

• True

• False

Most Africans were forced to Middle America to work on ________ plantations.

• flower

• orange

• diamond

• sugar

What is a remittance?

• the process of rebuilding an economy

• money that people who live in another country send back to families in their home country

• money that people give to their favorite company

• a person's perspective on something

Which leader lead people to start fighting for independence?

• Fidel Castro

• Porfirio Diaz

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

• Benito Juarez

Which country in Central America is the most stable?

• Panama

• Mexico

• Guatemala

• Costa Rica

There is a large canal that splits this country. In what country is this canal located?

• Panama

• Cuba

• Honduras

• Jamaica

Spanish is the only language spoken in Middle America

• True

• False

Where is the place in Mexico with the highest population density?

• Monterrey

• Guadalajara

• Mexico City