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Central America Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.

a)

Eco-tourism

b)

Biodiversity

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Cash crop

2.
What is the capital of Costa Rica?
a)
San José
b)
Belmopan
c)
Managua
d)
San Salvador
3.
What is the capital of Nicaragua?
a)
Managua
b)
Belmopan
c)
San Salvador
d)
Panamá
4.
What is the main language in most Central American countries? 
a)
English 
b)
French
c)
Italian 
d)
Spanish
5.
Some Central America's have fought within their country for control this is called a 
a)
World War 
b)
Civil War 
c)
General Warfare 
d)
Terrorism
6.
What cash crop is important to Central America's economy? 
a)
grapes
b)
oranges 
c)
apples 
d)
bananas 
7.

Who built the Panama Canal?

a)

United States

b)

Spain

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Columbia

8.
The economy of Central America is mostly based on:
a)
industry
b)
fishing
c)
agriculture
d)
mining
9.
The Panama Canal is:
a)
large fishing zone
b)
located in Guatemala
c)
a major shipping and transportation route
d)
closed
10.

What country is this?

a)

Panama

b)

Guatemala

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Columbia

11.

What country is this?

a)

Belize

b)

Panama

c)

Honduras

d)

Costa Rica

12.

What country is this?

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Guatemala

c)

Belize

d)

Mexico

13.

What country is this?

a)

Belize

b)

Panama

c)

El Salvador

d)

Costa Rica

14.

What country is this?

a)

Belize

b)

Panama

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Honduras

15.

What country is this?

a)

Panama

b)

Belize

c)

Mexico

d)

Costa Rica

16.

clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land.

a)

Deforestation

b)

Cash Crop

c)

Slash and Burn Agriculture

d)

Subsistence Farming

17.
Why is English the official language of Belize?
a)
The Maya lived there
b)
The Aztec conquered the Spanish there.
c)
The British claimed the area.
d)
The Spanish settled the area.
18.

Which number on the map indicates the location of the Panama Canal?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

12

d)

2

19.

The shifting of plates below the earth's surface make the Central America region a common area for:

a)

eathquakes

b)

volcanos

c)

ground shakes

d)

all of the above

20.
Central America is located close to the equator so their climate is:
a)
freezing cold
b)
warm and humid
c)
foggy and cool
d)
they have no climate
21.
The region of Central America is unstable and has lots of earthquakes because:
a)
it is underwater
b)
It is made up of ancient rocks
c)
it lies right on the equator
d)
the plates beneath the surface shift often
22.
Deforestation means:
a)
planting lots of trees
b)
spraying the forests for bugs
c)
cutting down the forests to use the land for other things
d)
A new kind of air freshener
23.
An isthmus is:
a)
wide section of land 
b)
an island
c)
narrow strip of land between 2 larger land areas surrounded by water
d)
a Mayan holiday

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