Cental and South America Exam

The United States, Britain, the Netherlands and France all still have some Caribbean territories.

• False
• True
• I don't know

Which is the poorest country in the Americas?

• Cuba
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Dominican Republic 

Someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economical reasons is called a . . .

• Commonwealth
• dialect
• refugee
• cooperative 

Which of the Caribbean Islands is a United States commonwealth?

• Haiti
• Puerto Rico
• Cuba
• Jamaica

Most of the Island economies are based off of . . . 

• agricutlure
• tourism
• manufacturing 
• mining

• Panama

• Costa Rica

• Nicaragua

• Honduras

• Haiti

• Dominican Republic

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

Cuba has a _______________ style of government, which means ______________ holds all of the power.

• Constitutional monarchy; the king

• Theocracy; a religious leader

• Representative democracy; the president

• Communist; one party

The ___________ in Central America is a narrow strip of land through which the _________ was built to connect the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean.

• Isthmus,Panama Canal

• Archipelago,Rio Grande

• Rocky Mountains, Grand Canyon

• Amazon River, Appalachian Mountains

Which of the following is a PULL factor encouraging migration from Mexico, or other Central American countries, to the United States?

• Widespread poverty

• Beautiful lakes

• Uncontrolled violence

• Better economic opportunities