WorksheetsCentral America Geography
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
STRETCH OF WATER CONTAINING MANY SIDES
a)
ISTHMUS
b)
CANAL
c)
ARCHIPELAGO
d)
WEST INDIES
2.
NARROW STRIP OF LAND WITH SEA ON EITHER SIDE
a)
ELEVATION
b)
HURRICANE
c)
ARCHIPELAGO
d)
ISTHMUS
3.
MANMADE WATERWAY
a)
CANAL
b)
TROPICS
c)
HURRICANE
d)
ISTHMUS
4.
DEEP INLET OF THE SEA ALMOST SURROUNDED BY LAND
a)
LESSER ANTILLES
b)
GULF
c)
CANAL
d)
TROPICS
5.
WARM AREA NEAR THE EQUATOR
a)
TROPICS
b)
ISTHMUS
c)
ARCHIPELAGO
d)
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
6.
LINE OF LATITUDE AT 23 1/2 DEGREES NORTH
a)
ARCHIPELAGO
b)
ELEVATION
c)
TROPIC OF CANCER
d)
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
7.
LINE OF LATITUDE AT 23 1/2 DEGREES SOUTH
a)
TROPIC OF CANCER
b)
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
c)
EQUATOR
d)
TROPICS
8.
HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL
a)
HURRICANE
b)
TROPICS
c)
CANAL
d)
ELEVATION
9.
TROPICAL STORM
a)
ISTHMUS
b)
HURRICANE
c)
GULF
d)
TROPIC OF SUPER STORM
10.
CHAIN OF ISLANDS INCLUDING THE EASTERN SMALL CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
a)
GREATER ANTILLES
b)
ARCHIPELAGO
c)
TROPICS
d)
LESSER ANTILLES
11.
CHAIN OF ISLANDS INCLUDING THE WESTERN LARGER CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
a)
GREATER ANTILLES
b)
LESSER ANTILLES
c)
CANAL
d)
ISTHMUS
12.
THE NAME THE EUROPEANS CALLED THE CARIBBEAN
a)
GULF
b)
ARCHIPELAGO
c)
WEST INDIES
d)
GREATER ANTILLES
13.
What country is being displayed?
a)
Belize
b)
Panama
c)
Guatemala
d)
Honduras
14.
What country is being displayed in yellow?
a)
Honduras
b)
Belize
c)
Nicaragua
d)
El Salvador
15.
What country is being displayed in red?
a)
Belize
b)
Nicaragua
c)
El Salvador
d)
Cuba
16.
What country is being displayed?
a)
Panama
b)
The Bahamas
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Cuba
17.
What country is being displayed in red?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Panama
c)
Cuba
d)
Dominican Republic
18.
What country is being displayed in red?
a)
Nicaragua
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Honduras
d)
Costa Rica
19.
What country is being displayed in red?
a)
El Salvador
b)
Belize
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Panama
20.
What country is being displayed in red?
a)
Haiti
b)
Dominican Republic
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Costa Rica
21.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Jamaica
b)
Costa Rica
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Puerto Rico
22.
What Caribbean island is circled? This is not an independent country- it is a self-governing territory, or commonwealth, or the United States.
a)
Jamaica
b)
Bahamas
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Panama
23.
What country is highlighted? It is an isthmus, and connects North & South America.
a)
El Salvador
b)
Cuba
c)
Belize
d)
Panama
24.
What Caribbean island nation is highlighted? It's capitol is Kingston.
a)
Jamaica
b)
Haiti
c)
Barbados
d)
Belize
25.
What Caribbean nation is highlighted? This country experienced a devastating earthquake in 2010.
a)
Dominican Republic
b)
Haiti
c)
Mexico
d)
Cuba
26.
What island chain is circled? This country is a major tourist destination for Americans, and it is vulnerable to hurricanes.
a)
Haiti
b)
Barbados
c)
Costa Rica
d)
The Bahamas
27.
What Central American country is highlighted? It is one of the few nations in the region where English is the official language.
a)
El Salvador
b)
Honduras
c)
Guatemala
d)
Belize
28.
What island nation is highlighted? Of all the Caribbean countries, it is the most southernmost. Its capitol is Port of Spain.
a)
Trinidad & Tobago
b)
Jamaica
c)
The Bahamas
d)
The Dominican Republic
29.
What country is highlighted? Its capitol is Guatemala City, & it has close cultural ties to Mexico.
a)
Guatemala
b)
Belize
c)
Nicaragua
d)
El Salvador
30.
What Central American country is highlighted? It is the largest country in Central America in terms of land area, and its capital is Managua. There is a large lake here.
a)
Honduras
b)
Guatemala
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Panama
31.
Which is NOT a natural disaster that has impacted the Caribbean over the years?
a)
HURRICANE
b)
DUST STORM
c)
EARTHQUAKE
d)
VOLCANIC ERUPTION
32.
WHICH IS CONSIDERED A NATURAL RESOURCE OF THE CARIBBEAN
a)
PLANTS
b)
FORESTS
c)
ANIMALS
d)
MINERALS LIKE BAUXITE AND ORE
33.
HOW CAN SCENIC BEACHES HELP THE ECONOMY OF THE CARIBBEAN?
a)
IT PROVIDES SAND
b)
IT HELPS TEMPERATURE OF ISLAND
c)
IT PROVIDES TOURIST ATTRACTION
d)
IT MAKES SAND CASTLES EASIER TO BUILD
34.
HEV STANDS FOR WHAT 3 NATURAL DISASTERS? HURRICANES, EARTHQUAKES AND __________________
a)
VAPORIZATION
b)
VICTORY MARCH
c)
VOLCANIC ERUPTION
d)
VIOLIN ASSEMBLY
35.
Where do baby ghosts go while their parents are at work?
a)
to a swimming ghoul, where they learn to float
b)
to boo school
c)
to an ice scream parlor
d)
to a dayscare center
36.
Why did the monster eat a light bulb?
a)
He was tired of being in the dark.
b)
He couldn't find a candle.
c)
He wanted a light snack.
d)
He liked crunchy snacks.
37.
What is a monster's favorite makeup?
a)
mas-scare-a
b)
blush
c)
lipstick
d)
wrinkle scream
38.
Who did Frankenstein take to the dance?
a)
his blood brother
b)
his best bat
c)
Nobody
d)
his ghoul friend
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