Central America and Caribbean 1

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• A type of currency used in South America

• A festival celebrated in Colombia

• Movement of people, animals, plants, ideas, and diseases between Europe and the Americas

• A trade route between Asia and Europe

What is a dialect?

• A type of animal native to Europe

• A type of plant found in the Americas

• A regional variety of a language

• A disease spread during the Columbian Exchange

What is a commonwealth?

• A type of government ruled by a king

• A self-governing territory associated with another country

• A large group of islands

• A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas

Who is a refugee?

• Someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons

• A person who travels for leisure

• A resident of a commonwealth

• A member of a cooperative

Aria is planning a trip to the Caribbean and wants to visit the capital of Cuba. What city should she include in her itinerary?

• Santiago

• Havana

• San Juan

• Kingston

What is a cooperative?

• A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas

• A large group of islands

• A type of government

• An organization owned by its members and operated for their benefit

James and Sophia are planning a trip and they come across a geographical feature that is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas. What is this feature called?

• A large group of islands

• A self-governing territory

• A type of cloud forest

• A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

Scarlett and Evelyn are planning a cruise vacation. They want to explore the beautiful waters of the Caribbean Sea. Where is the Caribbean Sea located?

• Between Europe and Asia

• Surrounded by Central America, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, and South America

• In the middle of the Pacific Ocean

• North of the Arctic Circle

During a geography class, Benjamin asked, "What are the Lesser Antilles?"

• A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas

• A group of small islands in the Caribbean Sea

• A type of cloud forest

• A self-governing territory

During their geography class, James and Zoe were asked to identify what an archipelago is. What is an archipelago?

• A large group of islands

• A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas

• A type of government

• A regional variety of a language