Chapter 14- Cuba

1. What type of physical feature is Cuba?

• A. island
• B. mountain
• C. peninsula
• D. landlocked

2. Which of the following BEST describes most of the terrain in Cuba?

• A. dry deserts
• B. flat plains
• C. rolling hills
• D. tropical rainforest

3. What is one negative consequence for Cuba’s location?

• A. tornadoes
• B. hurricanes
• C. landslides
• D. earthquakes

4. Based on the list in the box, what is one of Cuba’s most valuable resources?

• A. water
• B. arable land
• C. mineral deposits
• D. petroleum deposits

5. What types of industries do people in the urban areas of Cuba have?

• A. mining
• B. services
• C. agriculture
• D. carpet making

6. Tourism is an important part of Cuba’s economy. What will the impact of the end of the United States’ travel ban to Cuba be?

• A. There will be a decrease in tourists from the United States.
• B. There will be an increase in tourists from the United States.
• C. There will be a decrease in tourists from countries around the world.
• D. There will be no change in the number of tourists visiting Cuba from around the world.

7. Which two groups of people had a large impact on Cuba during the colonial era?

• A. Natives and Spanish
• B. Portuguese and British
• C. Spanish settlers and African slaves
• D. Portuguese and African slaves

8. What was the result of the Spanish-American War?

• A. Cuba became a colony of Spain.
• B. Cuba became a colony of the United States.
• C. Cuba was divided between Spain and the United States.
• D. Cuba gained its independence with the help of the United States.

9. Which of the lists below BEST describes the reasons that led to the Cuban Revolution?

• A
• B
• C
• D

10. What type of government did Cuba have after the Cuban Revolution?

• A. socialism
• B. dictatorship
• C. presidential democracy
• D. parliamentary democracy