WG Ch 7 - Central America Test Review

What are dense jungles located in tropical regions called?

• Wastelands
• Rainforest
• Wilderness
• Wetlands

Voodoo is a combination of West African ancestor worship and _____.

• Islam
• Hinduism
• Mormonism
• Catholicism

What is the most developed country in Central America?

• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Panama
• Honduras

The Panama Canal connects which two oceans?

• Atlantic and Pacific
• Pacific and Indian
• Atlantic and Arctic
• Indian and Arctic

A city that is significantly larger than any other city in that country is called a _____ city.

• primary
• primate
• central
• mega

What term describe a narrow land bridge that connects two regions?

• Canal
• Peninsula
• Rainforest
• Isthmus

Which country is located on a cluster of coral islands north of the Greater Antilles?

• Jamaica
• Puerto Rico
• The Bahamas
• Cuba

Which is the mildest altitude zone?

• Tierra nevada
• Tierra templada
• Tierra fria
• Tierra helada

What city does 25% of Mexico's population live in or around?

• Acapulco
• Tampico
• Mexicalli
• Mexico City

What are people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry called?

• Mestizos
• Creoles
• Mulattoes
• Sandinistas