Central America

What are 2 examples of landforms that were created by tectonic plates in Central America and the Caribbean?

• Mountains and Islands

• Mountains and Isthmuses

• Islands and Isthmuses

• Isthmuses and Archipelagos

What destroyed much of Haiti's Capital in 2010?

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Mudslide

• Volcanic eruption

Which two of the following does Central America make most of it's money?

• Tourism

• Cash Crops

• Manufacturing

• Mining

What was responsible for bringing new food to different continents?

• Exploration

• Colonization

• Slave trade

• Columbian Exchange

What was one negative affect of the Columbian Exchange?

• mixing of cultures

• colonization

• introduction of diseases

• tourism

In Central America and the Caribbean, African slave were used to work on what type of plantations?

• Cotton

• Tobacco

• coffee

• sugar cane

What was the first country in Central America/Caribbean to gain independence?

• Haiti

• Dominican Republic

• Jamaica

• Honduras

Who was the leader of Cuba in the 1960's?

• Toussaint L'Overture

• Fidel Castro

• Juan Pablo Duarte

• Alfred Crosby

What is Puerto Rico considered today?

• An independent country

• A Spanish Commonwealth

• A US Commonwealth

• A state of the US

Which of the following are considered styles of Caribbean music?

• Salsa

• Soca

• Calypso

• Reggae