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WorksheetsNystrom Atlas 17 Middle America The Land and the People
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
The land cover for most of Cuba is
tropical rain
forest
cropland
The land cover for most of Baja California is
semi-desert and desert
grassland
The land cover along the Isthmus of Panama is
tropical rain forest
broadleaf forest
The land cover on the Yucatan Peninsula is mostly
tropical rain forest
grassland
Which country borders Belize and El Salvador?
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
Which country borders the Dominican Republic?
Jamaica
Haiti
Puerto Rico
The Mosquito Gulf borders which country?
Nicaragua
Honduras
Panama
Which country borders Honduras to the south?
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Costa Rica
The Bay of Campeche borders which country?
Belize
Mexico
Guatemala
What is the capital of Nicaragua?
Kingston
Tegucigalpa
Managua
Havana
Belmopan
What is the capital of Cuba?
Kingston
Tegucigalpa
Managua
Havana
Belmopan
What is the capital of Belize?
Kingston
Tegucigalpa
Managua
Havana
Belmopan
What is the capital of Jamaica?
Kingston
Tegucigalpa
Managua
Havana
Belmopan
What is the capital of Bahamas?
Nassau
Tegucigalpa
Managua
Havana
Belmopan
What is the capital of Honduras?
Nassau
Tegucigalpa
Managua
Havana
Belmopan
Most ships traveling between Atlantic and Pacific ports
pass through the Panama Canal.
sail around South America.
Locks in the canal are water-filled chambers that
raise and lower ships.
keep ships from entering.
The surface elevation of the Panama Canal is
85 feet below sea level.
85 feet above sea level.
Colon, Panama, is on the
Pacific Ocean.
Atlantic Ocean.
Sailing from New York City to San Francisco, the Panama Canal
is longer than the South American route.
saves about 8,000 miles.
The land use for most of Cuba is commercial farming.
True
False
The land use for most of Panama is forestry.
True
False
Most of Honduras is urban.
True
False
Most of northern Mexico is used for subsistence farming.
True
False
San Juan, Puerto Rico, is an urban area.
True
False
The islands of the Bahamas are used for commercial farming.
True
False
None of Mexico is used for ranching or herding.
True
False
What is the population density of Puerto Rico?
People per Square Mile 5 to 50
People per Square Mile 100 to 250
People per Square Mile over 250
What is the population density of eastern Honduras?
People per Square Mile 5 to 50
People per Square Mile 100 to 250
People per Square Mile over 250
What is the population density of Merida, Mexico?
People per Square Mile 5 to 50
People per Square Mile 100 to 250
People per Square Mile over 250
What is the population density of most of Cuba?
People per Square Mile 5 to 50
People per Square Mile 100 to 250
People per Square Mile over 250
