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Central America (week 12 quiz)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the main two languages that the people of Central America speak?

a)

English

b)

German

c)

Spanish

d)

Dutch

2.

What is the third most expensive spice?

a)

Parsley

b)

Cardamom

c)

Nutmeg

d)

Cinnamon

3.

What speed was Hurricane Mitch going in 1998?

a)

20mph

b)

200mph

c)

2000mph

d)

2mph

4.

How many people were left homeless after hurricane Mitch?

a)

200

b)

2 million

c)

50

d)

700

5.

True or false; A drought is when you have to little of water?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is sold to other countries?

a)

Exports

b)

Cash crops

c)

Coal

d)

Oil

7.

Which of the following countries form part of Central America?

a)

Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica

b)

Colombia, Venezuela, Bermuda

c)

Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador

d)

Portugal, Brazil, Chile

8.

What is the main idea of these foods "corn, chicken, manioc, rice, bananas, beans"

a)

foods grown for cash crops

b)

foods grown for exports

c)

food imported from other countries

d)

food eaten by most Central American Villages

9.

How many active volcanos are there in Central America?

a)

36

b)

27

c)

12

d)

91

10.

What is a war between people of the same country?

a)

World war 2

b)

World war 1

c)

Revolution war

d)

Civil war

11.

What countries official language is English

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Belize

c)

El Salvador

d)

Panama

12.

What is it called when small factories uses parts from other countries to make new products?

a)

Bartering

b)

Maquiladoras

c)

Sharing

d)

Collaboration

13.

How many states are there that are about the same size as Tennessee?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

Not stated in the article

14.

Who built the Panama Canal?(2)

a)

France

b)

Panama

c)

United States

d)

Spain

15.

What year did they start construction on the Panama Canal?

a)

2008

b)

1904

c)

1678

d)

1999

16.

What is a Panamax?

a)

the smallest ship

b)

the maximum size ship

c)

the largest ship

d)

a human

17.

What happens when you have to much rain?

a)

flood

b)

drought

c)

snow

d)

rain

18.

What happens when you have to little of rain?

a)

flood

b)

drought

c)

a human

d)

thunder storm

19.

Tennessee is about the size of which 2 countries in Central America?

a)

Mexico

b)

El Salvador

c)

Guatemala

d)

Honduras

20.

According to the newspaper; how many countries are there?

a)

8

b)

28

c)

25

d)

2