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WorksheetsCentral America & Caribbean Quiz Reiew
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A narrow strip of land connecting two large land areas.
a)
Peninsula
b)
Isthmus
c)
Archipelago
d)
Deforestation
2.
Chain of islands
a)
peninsula
b)
gulf
c)
archipelago
d)
hannibal
3.
What type of landform is Central America
a)
peninsula
b)
isthmus
c)
archipelago
d)
tectonic plate
4.
Which Central American country borders Mexico?
a)
Honduras
b)
Costa Rica
c)
El Salvador
d)
Guatemala
5.
There are mountains and volcanoes in Central America- true or false?
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The island of Hispaniola is shared by Haiti and ______________________.
a)
Cuba
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Jamaica
d)
Dominican Republic
7.
All islands in the Caribbean Sea make up an _______________.
a)
peninsula
b)
isthmus
c)
archipelago
d)
tectonic plate
8.
Some Caribbean islands are the tops of mountains or volcanoes- true or false?
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Which country in the Greater Antilles is a territory of the United States?
a)
Cuba
b)
Jamaica
c)
Haiti
d)
Puerto Rico
10.
Why is the forest called a Cloud forest?
a)
because the forest receives 4 meters or 13 feet of rainfall per year
b)
because the forest at times is covered by slow moving clouds
c)
because the golden frog's skin likes the moist air that the clouds bring
d)
because villagers have seen a creature that moves like the clouds
11.
A change in seasons in Central America and the Caribbean is marked by a change in ____________.
a)
winds
b)
temperature
c)
sunlight
d)
rainfall
12.
The festival held just before the Christian season of Lent?
a)
Carnival
b)
Creole
c)
Santeria
d)
CAFTA
13.
Official language of most Central American countries?
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Creole
14.
Central American country with a history of peace and stability?
a)
Costa Rica
b)
Guatemala
c)
Honduras
d)
Nicaragua
15.
Moist, high-elevation tropical forest with low clouds
a)
Archipelago
b)
Cloud forest
c)
Isthmus
d)
Refugee
16.
Practice of using an area's nature environment to attract tourists
a)
Cloud forest
b)
Refugee
c)
Ecotourism
d)
Dialect
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Why is English the official language of Belize?
a)
The Maya lived there.
b)
The Aztec conquered the Spanish there.
c)
The British colonized the area.
d)
The Spanish settled the area.
20.
The Mestizo are a product of culture blending between the _____ and _____.
a)
Europeans; indigenous people of Mexico
b)
Europeans; Africans
c)
Chinese; indigenous people of Cuba
d)
Aztecs and Incas
21.
How did the Spanish conquer Central America and Mexico?
a)
Through military force
b)
By providing food
c)
Using magic
d)
By improving the economy
22.
Which products does Guatemala export?
a)
cotton and lumber
b)
oil
c)
fish
d)
coffee and sugar
23.
Which is the Capital of Honduras?
a)
Tegucigalpa
b)
Río de Janeiro
c)
Bogotá
d)
Caracas
24.
El Salvador's civil unrest comes from...
a)
the military attacking the indigenous peoples
b)
the economic wealth is controlled by the few
c)
the revolt of the indigenous peoples
25.
Political instability is an issue in Nicaragua.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Who built a civilization in Central America before the Spanish arrived?
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Spanish
d)
Frencn
27.
What is the official language of Belize?
a)
Spanish
b)
Native Indian Langages
c)
English
d)
German
28.
Which is the most populous country in Central America?
a)
Panama
b)
El Salvador
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Guetemala
29.
Which country in Central America has a history of peace?
a)
Nicaragua
b)
El Salvador
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Panama
30.
Why are most people in Central America Roman Catholic?
a)
Spanish missionaries taught the Native Indians about Catholicism
b)
English missionaries taught the Natives about Catholicism
c)
Most people in Central America are not Roman Catholic
d)
None of the Choices are correct
31.
Spanish and Indian Cultures have blended in Central America?
a)
True
b)
False
32.
The Panama Canal provides a link between what bodies of water?
a)
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
b)
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea
d)
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian OCean
33.
Most of Central America came under the control of the Europeans, they established ___________ to grow crops such as tobacco and sugar cane.
a)
ecotourism
b)
ranches
c)
plantations
d)
missions
34.
Belize is one country in Central America that supports its economy with _________, using it's natural environment to attract tourists.
a)
civil war
b)
plantations
c)
independence
d)
ecotourism
35.
Which geographic factor led to Panama being known as the Crossroads of the World?
a)
Trans-Isthmian Highway
b)
Central Highland
c)
Pan American Hwy
d)
Panama Canal
36.
What is the political status of Puerto Rico?
a)
U.S. State
b)
Spanish territory
c)
U.N. Protectorate
d)
U.S. Territory
37.
What country is not a part of the Greater Antilles?
a)
The Bahamas
b)
Cuba
c)
Haiti
d)
Jamaica
38.
What country is this?
a)
El Salvador
b)
Guatemala
c)
Honduras
d)
Nicaragua
39.
What country is this?
a)
Nicaragua
b)
Guatemala
c)
Honduras
d)
Costa Rica
40.
What country is this?
a)
Nicaragua
b)
Guatemala
c)
Honduras
d)
Costa Rica
41.
What country is this?
a)
Nicaragua
b)
Guatemala
c)
El Salvador
d)
Costa Rica
42.
What country is this?
a)
Costa Rica
b)
Panama
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Honduras
43.
Which of the following is considered the poorest country in Central America and West Indies?
a)
Haiti
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Panama
d)
Bahamas
44.
Guatemala
a)
Guatemala City
b)
Havana
c)
Port-au-Prince
d)
San Juan
45.
Belize
a)
Belmopan
b)
Port-au-Prince
c)
Santo Domingo
d)
Managua
46.
El Salvador
a)
San Salvador
b)
Port-au-Prince
c)
Havana
d)
Nassau
47.
Honduras
a)
Tegucigalpa
b)
San Salvador
c)
Santo Domingo
d)
San José
48.
Nicaragua
a)
Managua
b)
Tegucigalpa
c)
San José
d)
San Salvador
49.
Costa Rica
a)
San José
b)
Managua
c)
Havana
d)
Mexico City
50.
Panama
a)
Panama City
b)
Mexico City
c)
Port-au-Prince
d)
Santo Domingo
51.
Cuba
a)
Havana
b)
Nassau
c)
Mexico City
d)
San José
52.
MANMADE WATERWAY
a)
CANAL
b)
TROPICS
c)
HURRICANE
d)
ISTHMUS
53.
CHAIN OF ISLANDS INCLUDING THE EASTERN SMALL CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
a)
GREATER ANTILLES
b)
ARCHIPELAGO
c)
TROPICS
d)
LESSER ANTILLES
54.
CHAIN OF ISLANDS INCLUDING THE WESTERN LARGER CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
a)
GREATER ANTILLES
b)
LESSER ANTILLES
c)
CANAL
d)
ISTHMUS
55.
THE NAME THE EUROPEANS CALLED THE CARIBBEAN
a)
GULF
b)
ARCHIPELAGO
c)
WEST INDIES
d)
GREATER ANTILLES
56.
What country is being displayed?
a)
Belize
b)
Panama
c)
Guatemala
d)
Honduras
57.
What country is being displayed in yellow?
a)
Honduras
b)
Belize
c)
Nicaragua
d)
El Salvador
58.
What country is being displayed?
a)
Panama
b)
The Bahamas
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Cuba
59.
What country is being displayed in red?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Panama
c)
Cuba
d)
Dominican Republic
60.
What country is being displayed in red?
a)
Nicaragua
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Honduras
d)
Costa Rica
61.
What country is being displayed in red?
a)
El Salvador
b)
Belize
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Panama
62.
What country is being displayed in red?
a)
Haiti
b)
Dominican Republic
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Costa Rica
63.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Jamaica
b)
Costa Rica
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Puerto Rico
64.
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
65.
What country is highlighted? It is an isthmus, and connects North & South America.
a)
El Salvador
b)
Cuba
c)
Belize
d)
Panama
66.
What Caribbean island nation is highlighted? It's capitol is Kingston.
a)
Jamaica
b)
Haiti
c)
Barbados
d)
Belize
67.
What Caribbean nation is highlighted? This country experienced a devastating earthquake in 2010.
a)
Dominican Republic
b)
Haiti
c)
Mexico
d)
Cuba
68.
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
69.
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
70.
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
71.
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
72.
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
73.
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
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