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Central America + Caribbean

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is NOT a main resource in this region?

a)

Coffee

b)

Diamonds

c)

Sugarcane

d)

Bananas

2.

Why did Europeans avoid creating settlements and large-scale plantations in the Guatemalan Peten?

a)

Rich Soil

b)

European Diseases

c)

Strong Tribal Armies

d)

Difficult Terrain

3.

What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas?

a)

Volcanic Belt

b)

Peninsula

c)

Isthmus

d)

Archipelago

4.

Which country is NOT in Central America?

a)

Honduras

b)

Belize

c)

Jamaica

d)

El Salvador

5.

Which country is NOT in the Caribbean Sea?

a)

Cuba

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Haiti

d)

Puerto Rico

6.

What is a large group of islands?

a)

Peten

b)

Peninsula

c)

Archipelago

d)

Isthmus

7.

Which islands are the Greater Antilles? (Choose 4 answers)

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Aruba

d)

Jamaica

e)

Hispaniola

8.

What TWO countries are on the island of Hispaniola? (Choose two)

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Haiti

d)

Dominican Republic

9.

Approximately how many islands does the Bahamas have?

a)

200 Islands

b)

400 Islands

c)

700 Islands

d)

1000 Islands

10.

Most earthquakes along the Ring of Fire occur on _______.

a)

sandy beaches

b)

tropical rainforests

c)

faults

d)

coral reefs

11.

What are weak points along tectonic plates called?

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Volcanic Belts

c)

Faults

d)

Peten

12.

What curves like a backbone through inland Central America and consists of a chain of active volcanic mountains?

a)

Central Highlands

b)

Pacific Lowlands

c)

Caribbean Lowlands

d)

Guatamelan Peten

13.

What is a low, limestone plateau that covers the northern third of Guatemala and also lies in the southern part of the Yucatan Peninsula?

a)

Vera Cruz

b)

Archipelago

c)

Peten

d)

Marianas Trench

14.

What is a moist, high-elevation tropical forest where low clouds are common?

a)

Cloud Forest

b)

Volcanic Belt

c)

Savanna Coast

d)

Peten

15.

What country mostly influenced the history of Central America?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

Spain

16.

In what year did Central America essentially become independent from Spain?

a)

1810

b)

1821

c)

1848

d)

1865

17.

When did Panama and Columbia become separate in order for the United States to begin construction on the Panama Canal?

a)

1898

b)

1903

c)

1910

d)

1929

18.

When did Belize finally become independent from Britain?

a)

1949

b)

1965

c)

1981

d)

1989

19.

What is the name of the U.S. based company that controlled most of the banana production in Central America?

a)

United Banana Republic Company

b)

United States Tropical Company

c)

United Fruit Company

d)

United Foreign Investment Company

20.

Who essentially ruled/controlled Central American countries in the 1900s?

a)

Wealthy Landowners

b)

Peasant Farmers

c)

European Slave Owners

d)

Mexican Capitalists

21.

What religion to most people practice in Central America?

a)

Roman Catholicism

b)

Protestant Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Zen Buddhism

22.

Which country has the smallest population in Central America?

a)

El Salvador

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Belize

d)

Jamaica

23.

What is the practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists?

a)

Neocolonialism

b)

Ecotourism

c)

Environmentalism

d)

Naturalism

24.

What is a armed conflict between two or more groups within a country?

a)

Regional War

b)

World War

c)

Civil War

d)

Great War

25.

What Central American country has a history of peace and stable democratic government?

a)

El Salvador

b)

Cuba

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Costa Rica

26.

In what year did the United States finally give Panama control over the Panama Canal?

a)

1979

b)

1989

c)

1999

d)

2009

27.

In what year did Christopher Columbus discover the Caribbean islands, believing them to be part of India?

a)

1492

b)

1519

c)

1521

d)

1664

28.

Most Caribbean Indians died from __________.

a)

Disease

b)

Warfare

c)

Overwork

d)

Malnutrition

29.

What two islands in the Caribbean are still not independent? (Choose two answers)

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Martinique

c)

Cuba

d)

Guadeloupe

30.

What is a regional variety of a language called?

a)

Language Variety

b)

Linguistic Variation

c)

Creole

d)

Dialect

31.

What is considered the poorest country in the Caribbean?

a)

Haiti

b)

Aruba

c)

Jamaica

d)

Panama

32.

What are people that flee to another country for political or economics reasons?

a)

Slaves

b)

Refugees

c)

Businessmen

d)

Federales

33.

What is the largest and most populous island in the Caribbean with Havana as the capital?

a)

St. Barts

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Cuba

d)

Cayman Islands

34.

Who successfully led a communist revolution in Cuba and became its leader from 1959-2008?

a)

Evo Morales

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Che Guevara

d)

Jose Martin

35.

What is something related to weather that threatens this region from Summer to Fall every year?

a)

Gold Mining

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Drought

d)

Yellow Dust

36.

What big event occurred in 1962 between the Soviet Union and the United States that almost caused a nuclear war?

a)

Sandinista Revolution

b)

Spanish Civil War

c)

Iran/Contra Incident

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

37.

What are the two most important sports in Cuba?

a)

Baseball

b)

Soccer

c)

Boxing

d)

Rugby

38.

Which type of dance is NOT popular in Cuba?

a)

Cha Cha Cha

b)

Conga

c)

Reggaeton

d)

Swing Dance

e)

Mambo

39.

What famous American writer lived out his last days writing some of his most famous books in Cuba?

a)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

b)

George Orwell

c)

Ernest Hemingway

d)

Huckleberry Finn