Cuba

What is the type of physical feature that is Cuba?

• Island

• Mountain

• Peninsula

• Landlocked country

What best describes much of the terrain in Cuba?

• Dry deserts

• Flat plains

• Rolling hills

• Tropical rainforest

What is one negative consequence for Cuba's location?

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

• Landslides

• Earthquakes

Cuba's top exports are sugar, tobacco, coffee, fruit and fish. Reading this list, what do yo know is a valuable resource in Cuba?

• Water

• Arable land

• Mineral deposits

• Petroleum deposits

People living in the urban areas of Cuba often work in what types of industries?

• Mining

• Services

• Agriculture

• Carpet making

How did the lives of Cubans change after the Cuban Revolution?

• Freedom of speech ended, and education and healthcare got worse.

• Cubans were only allowed to grow cash crops, and the government set up a free trade agreement with the United States.

• People were forced to follow the government's religion, and were forced to farm.

• Government controlled all property, and Cubans were not allowed to protest about the government.

What is an embargo?

• A tax on imports from other countries

• A complete stop of trade between two countries

• A limit on the number of imports from another country

• A set standard that imports from another country must meet

Which newspaper headline could be referring to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Cold War Tensions Increase!

• Soviet and Cuban Relations Better then Ever!

• Work begins on the missile launching complex.

• All of these could refer to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The government of Cuba today is a(n) _______________.

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

How do citizens participate in Cuba's government?

• They have no participation in government.

• They are allowed to vote, but only for the best qualified candidates.

• They are allowed to vote, but only for candidates approved by the Communist Party.

• Citizens elect the head of government, and the members of the National Assembly.