WorksheetsCentral America + Caribbean
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which one is NOT a main resource in this region?
Coffee
Diamonds
Sugarcane
Bananas
Why did Europeans avoid creating settlements and large-scale plantations in the Guatemalan Peten?
Rich Soil
European Diseases
Strong Tribal Armies
Difficult Terrain
What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas?
Volcanic Belt
Peninsula
Isthmus
Archipelago
Which country is NOT in Central America?
Honduras
Belize
Jamaica
El Salvador
Which country is NOT in the Caribbean Sea?
Cuba
Costa Rica
Haiti
Puerto Rico
What is a large group of islands?
Peten
Peninsula
Archipelago
Isthmus
Which islands are the Greater Antilles? (Choose 4 answers)
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Aruba
Jamaica
Hispaniola
What TWO countries are on the island of Hispaniola? (Choose two)
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Approximately how many islands does the Bahamas have?
200 Islands
400 Islands
700 Islands
1000 Islands
Most earthquakes along the Ring of Fire occur on _______.
sandy beaches
tropical rainforests
faults
coral reefs
What are weak points along tectonic plates called?
Ring of Fire
Volcanic Belts
Faults
Peten
What curves like a backbone through inland Central America and consists of a chain of active volcanic mountains?
Central Highlands
Pacific Lowlands
Caribbean Lowlands
Guatamelan Peten
What is a low, limestone plateau that covers the northern third of Guatemala and also lies in the southern part of the Yucatan Peninsula?
Vera Cruz
Archipelago
Peten
Marianas Trench
What is a moist, high-elevation tropical forest where low clouds are common?
Cloud Forest
Volcanic Belt
Savanna Coast
Peten
What country mostly influenced the history of Central America?
Italy
Germany
England
Spain
In what year did Central America essentially become independent from Spain?
1810
1821
1848
1865
When did Panama and Columbia become separate in order for the United States to begin construction on the Panama Canal?
1898
1903
1910
1929
When did Belize finally become independent from Britain?
1949
1965
1981
1989
What is the name of the U.S. based company that controlled most of the banana production in Central America?
United Banana Republic Company
United States Tropical Company
United Fruit Company
United Foreign Investment Company
Who essentially ruled/controlled Central American countries in the 1900s?
Wealthy Landowners
Peasant Farmers
European Slave Owners
Mexican Capitalists
What religion to most people practice in Central America?
Roman Catholicism
Protestant Christianity
Islam
Zen Buddhism
Which country has the smallest population in Central America?
El Salvador
Costa Rica
Belize
Jamaica
What is the practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists?
Neocolonialism
Ecotourism
Environmentalism
Naturalism
What is a armed conflict between two or more groups within a country?
Regional War
World War
Civil War
Great War
What Central American country has a history of peace and stable democratic government?
El Salvador
Cuba
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
In what year did the United States finally give Panama control over the Panama Canal?
1979
1989
1999
2009
In what year did Christopher Columbus discover the Caribbean islands, believing them to be part of India?
1492
1519
1521
1664
Most Caribbean Indians died from __________.
Disease
Warfare
Overwork
Malnutrition
What two islands in the Caribbean are still not independent? (Choose two answers)
Dominican Republic
Martinique
Cuba
Guadeloupe
What is a regional variety of a language called?
Language Variety
Linguistic Variation
Creole
Dialect
What is considered the poorest country in the Caribbean?
Haiti
Aruba
Jamaica
Panama
What are people that flee to another country for political or economics reasons?
Slaves
Refugees
Businessmen
Federales
What is the largest and most populous island in the Caribbean with Havana as the capital?
St. Barts
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Cayman Islands
Who successfully led a communist revolution in Cuba and became its leader from 1959-2008?
Evo Morales
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara
Jose Martin
What is something related to weather that threatens this region from Summer to Fall every year?
Gold Mining
Hurricanes
Drought
Yellow Dust
What big event occurred in 1962 between the Soviet Union and the United States that almost caused a nuclear war?
Sandinista Revolution
Spanish Civil War
Iran/Contra Incident
Cuban Missile Crisis
What are the two most important sports in Cuba?
Baseball
Soccer
Boxing
Rugby
Which type of dance is NOT popular in Cuba?
Cha Cha Cha
Conga
Reggaeton
Swing Dance
Mambo
What famous American writer lived out his last days writing some of his most famous books in Cuba?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
George Orwell
Ernest Hemingway
Huckleberry Finn
