Review: Geography of Central America

Choose the country that does NOT have a coastline that touches the Pacific Ocean.

• Mexico
• El Salvador
• Nicaragua
• Costa Rica
• Belize

Choose the country that does NOT have a coastline that touches the Atlantic Ocean.

• Mexico
• El Salvador
• Nicaragua
• Costa Rica
• Belize

_______ is the largest country in Central America.

• Mexico
• El Salvador
• Nicaragua
• Costa Rica
• Belize

_______ is the smallest country in Central America.

• Guatemala
• El Salvador
• Nicaragua
• Costa Rica
• Belize

All countries in Central America have Spanish as their official language EXCEPT for _________ which is an English speaker.

• Guatemala
• El Salvador
• Nicaragua
• Costa Rica
• Belize

The landscape of Central America is dominated by _________ .

• quicksand
• rainforests and mountains
• deserts
• waterfalls
• barren wasteland

The region is geologically active because of the many _______ .

• volcanoes
• tornadoes
• rain storms
• waterfalls

Because of this geo activity, the region has many _____ .

• earthquakes
• tornadoes
• rain storms
• lightning strikes

Many people in Central American still speak _______ languages.

• Native American
• Javanese
• Russian
• Antarctic

The most developed countries of Central America are _________ .

• Guatemala and Costa Rica
• Panama and Costa Rica
• Nicaragua and Lake Managua
• Costa Rica and Mexico
• Belize and Canada