Caribbean and Central America Review - Part 2

Central America exports what crops?

• Coffee and bananas

• Wheat and rice

• Soybeans and corn

• Apples and oranges

Many Central Americans have immigrated to the U.S. to escape what?

• Economic opportunities

• Natural disasters

• Political instability and violence

• Educational purposes

What 3 Central American countries have suffered through violence and civil wars?

• Panama, Costa Rica, and Belize

• Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras

• Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador

• Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica

What two cities in Panama are major industrial centers?

• Panama City and Colón

• David and La Chorrera

• Santiago and Chitré

• Bocas del Toro and Boquete

What is Central America's least-developed country?

• Costa Rica

• Panama

• Nicaragua

• Honduras

What Central American country has the highest standard of living?

• Guatemala

• Costa Rica

• Panama

• Belize

What is Costa Rica's leading industry today?

• Agriculture

• Tourism

• Manufacturing

• Technology

The Spanish king and queen, Ferdinand and Isabela, paid for Columbus' voyages.

• True

• False

The British, Dutch, French, and Spanish got rich from what?

• Spices and silk

• Gold and silver

• Sugar

• Coffee and tea

Haiti won independence from what country in 1804?

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• The Netherlands