CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN TEST

In 1492, Christopher Columbus first landed where?

• Bahamas

• Puerto Rico

• Bermuda

• Haiti

a coastal tree that grows in saltwater

• mango

• cacao

• mangrove

• banana

a tree that produces cocoa beans that we get chocolate from

• mango

• cacao

• mangrove

• banana

one of the Caribbean region’s 5 main exports

• mango

• coconut

• mangrove

• banana

People with European and African ancestry. Today we would say ‘mixed’ or ‘biracial’.

• mezclado

• mestizo

• metis

• mulatto

a language that is a blend of other languages

• jargon

• slang

• creole

• jibberish

What country was the only non-Spanish colony in Central America?

• Honduras

• Costa Rica

• Belize

• El Salvador

Haiti won independence from what country in 1804?

• France

• U.S.

• Great Britain

• Spain

travel to see natural areas

• tourism

• ecotourism

• sightseeing

• hiking

Which of the following is not a problem tourism brings to the Caribbean?

• It takes land to make resorts that could be used for farming and industry.

• Foreign companies create the resorts and invest in the local economies.

• Tourists with lots of money raise the cost of living.

• Tourism jobs are seasonal and are low-paying.