Central America and Caribbean 2023

Central America forms this- a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

• Isthmus

• Peninsula

• Santeria

• Country

Street vending would best be connected to

• Colonialism

• formal economy

• informal economy

• tourism

Population growth has lead to

low youth unemployment in the Caribbean.

• True

• False

USA and world powers

have helped keep Central America and the Caribbean fragmented and politically unstable

• True

• False

Cultural _

a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward

Tikal, Guatemala

the site of the highest temple created by the ___.

• Aztec

• Maya

• Taino Indians

Reggae a style of music that began in Trinidad and combines musical elements from Africa, Spain, and the Caribbean

• True

• False

11 million people, urban population, tourism is key for economy; unfortunately many live in slums.

• Haiti

• Belize

• Dominican Republic

• Cuba

Urban

most people in the Caribbean live in these country regions

• True

• False

The conquering of the Native Americans by the _________ happened in the Caribbean.

• Spanish

• English

• Portuguese

• Danes