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WorksheetsCentral America and Caribbean
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Central America is what type of landform?
a)
archipelago
b)
isthmus
c)
peninsula
d)
island
2.
A change in seasons in Central America and the Caribbean is marked by a change in ____________.
a)
winds
b)
temperature
c)
sunlight
d)
rainfall
3.
The Caribbean and Central American region is threatened by _______________ from summer to fall, especially from June to November.
a)
drought
b)
volcanoes
c)
earthquakes
d)
hurricanes
4.
The festival held just before the Christian season of Lent?
a)
Carnival
b)
Creole
c)
Santeria
d)
CAFTA
5.
U.S.-based company that controlled most of the banana production in Central America?
a)
Dole Company
b)
United Fruit Company
c)
CAFTA
d)
Greater Antilles
6.
Official language of most Central American countries?
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Creole
7.
Central American country with a history of peace and stability?
a)
Costa Rica
b)
Guatemala
c)
Honduras
d)
Nicaragua
8.
Poorest country in the Americas?
a)
Panama
b)
Honduras
c)
Haiti
d)
Cuba
9.
Many Caribbean Indians died from ____________.
a)
Disease
b)
Starvation
c)
Fighting Europeans
d)
Overwork
10.
A slave revolt in _____________ sparked ideas of independence through many Caribbean nations.
a)
Jamaica
b)
Cuba
c)
the Bahamas
d)
Haiti
11.
Conflict between 2 or more groups within a country
a)
archipelago
b)
refugee
c)
civil war
d)
commonwealth
12.
Large group of islands
a)
archipelago
b)
isthmus
c)
ecotourism
d)
cloud forest
13.
Narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
a)
archipelago
b)
isthmus
c)
cloud forest
d)
commonwealth
14.
Regional variety of a language
a)
Refugee
b)
Commonwealth
c)
Ecotourism
d)
Dialect
15.
Someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons
a)
Refugee
b)
Civil war
c)
Dialect
d)
Commonwealth
16.
Moist, high-elevation tropical forest with low clouds
a)
Archipelago
b)
Cloud forest
c)
Isthmus
d)
Refugee
17.
Practice of using an area's nature environment to attract tourists
a)
Cloud forest
b)
Refugee
c)
Ecotourism
d)
Dialect
18.
Which individual discovered the Caribbean islands for European countries?
a)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin Delesseps
19.
Which individual led a slave revolt in Haiti, leading to Haiti's independence?
a)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin Delesseps
20.
Which individual started the construction of the Panama Canal for the United States?
a)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin Delesseps
21.
Which country has debated becoming a state in the United States?
a)
Panama
b)
Haiti
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Cuba
22.
Which statement about the climate of Central America and the Caribbean is true?
a)
All of Central America and the Caribbean is sunny and warm
b)
Most of Central America and the Caribbean is sunny and warm, but inland mountain areas can be cool
c)
Temperatures in Central America and the Caribbean are very different from summer to winter
d)
Inland areas in Central America and the Caribbean are warm while coastal areas are cool
23.
Civil wars affected which three countries?
a)
El Salvador, Panama, and Puerto Rico
b)
Guatemala, Jamaica, and Cuba
c)
El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala
d)
Panama, Belize, the Bahamas
24.
Why was the Panama Canal so important to the United States?
a)
It reduced the distance to ship goods/military from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
b)
It gave all of the countries of Central America a source of income
c)
It allowed the United States to attack South America
d)
It allowed Panama to become independent
25.
What are resources in Central America and the Caribbean?
a)
Coffee, corn, and yams
b)
Bananas, apples, and kiwi
c)
Coffee, bananas, and sugarcane
d)
Corn, rice, and beans
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