Life in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean

Maquiladora

• Factory owned by other countries

• Bullfighter

• Factory where final product is made from parts made elsewhere

• Mexican band that plays in restaurants

What is a mural?

Money sent back to the homeland by someone who has left to find work.

• surplus

• maquiladora

• caudillo

• remittance

What are three challenges facing Mexico and Central America?

Why are so many languages spoken in the Caribbean?

• There were a number of colonizing countries that spoke different languages

• They have good education programs that focus on languages

• Languages are easy to learn

Trinidad and Tobago have a successful economy because of sales of​ (a)   and ​ (b)   .

• oil
• natural gas
• cash crops
• bananas

​ (a)   is the main language spoken in Central America.

• Spanish
• English
• Portugese
• French
• Swedish

What two cultures are blended to make Mexican culture?

• Portugese

• Native

• Spanish

• Jamaican

What are three major industries found throughout Mexico and Central America?

Roman Catholic is Central America's most common​ (a)   .

• religion
• government
• music
• dance
• food