U3 CA & the Caribbean: Economic Activities: Land & Climate

What two resources contribute to the economies in CA and the Caribbean?

• Infrastructure

• Land

• Climate

• Minerals

Land in CA and the Caribbean is most closely related to which economic activity?

• Agriculture

• Tourism

Which are key crops grown in CA and the Caribbean? Choose all that apply.

• Coffee

• Bananas

• Sugar

• Timber

Climate is most closely related to which economic activity in CA and the Caribbean?

• Agriculture

• Tourism

Which statement best describes ecomonic activities as CA and the Caribbean were developing?

• Most countries were one-crop economies

• Exports began to diversify (cotton, sugar, beef)

• 20 year period of vigorous economic growth

• Economic development slowed due to social issues, natural disasters, & conflict

Which statement best describes ecomonic activities of CA and the Caribbean after WW2?

• Most countries were one-crop economies

• Exports began to diversify (cotton, sugar, beef)

• 20 year period of vigorous economic growth

• Economic development slowed due to social issues, natural disasters, & conflict

Which statement best describes ecomonic activities of CA and the Caribbean during the 1960s and 1970s?

• Most countries were one-crop economies

• Exports began to diversify (cotton, sugar, beef)

• 20 year period of vigorous economic growth

• Economic development slowed due to social issues, natural disasters, & conflict

Which statement best describes ecomonic activities of CA and the Caribbean in recent years?

• Most countries were one-crop economies

• Exports began to diversify (cotton, sugar, beef)

• 20 year period of vigorous economic growth

• Economic development slowed due to social issues, natural disasters, & conflict

By the 1930s what company owned 3.5 million acres of land in Central America and the Caribbean and was the single largest landowner in Guatemala?

• United Fruit Company

• Standard Fruit Company

• Cuyamel Fruit Company

Which group of people holds the most power within a country known as a "banana republic"?

• The workers

• The government

• Foreign Companies