Central America and the Caribbean

Since 1492, why have so many groups passed through this region?

• farming

• music

• trade

• war

Before the Panama Canal opened, how did ships sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

• up the Amazon River

• through the Suez Canal

• Around South America

• across the Great Lakes

What is the future of the Panama Canal?

• will close because of pollution

• will be expanded in a few years

• will be sold to the United States

• will remain exactly as it is now

Why is Costa Rica's economy stronger than Nicaragua's?

• Costa Rica is a more peaceful country.

• Costa Rica is free of foreign debt.

• Costa Rica has bigger cities.

• Costa Rica has large-scale farms

Label the following Central American countries.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Nicaragua

Honduras

Belize

Panama

Where is the Panama Canal?

This was once the most numerous indigenous tribe in the Caribbean

• Taino

• Miskito

• Arawak

• Huatares

Indigenous peoples that occupied parts of present-day El Salvador and Honduras

• Lenca

• Taino

• Carib

• Arawak

Label country #6

a

Panama

Honduras

Nicaragua

Guatemala

Costa Rica

Belize

El Salvador

Why did U.S. troops go to Haiti in 2004?

• to keep peace among political groups

• to raise Haiti's standard of living

• to rescue people from landslides

• to take over Haiti's government