True or False

Ecotourism brings significant income to Mexico.

(a)  

True or False

Cuba has the only Communist government in this region.

(a)  

True or False

The vast Mexican Plateau, bordered by the two Sierra Madres, dominates the landscape of Honduras.

(a)  

True or False

The Lesser Antilles are a chain of smaller islands that form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea.

(a)  

True or False

Most of Mexico is well-suited for farming.

(a)  

What are dense jungles filled with biodiversity and are usually located in tropical regions called?

(a)  

What religion combines West African ancestor worship, magic, and Roman Catholicism?

(a)  

What country adopted the first Communist government in the Western Hemisphere?

(a)  

What country is the most developed of all the Central American countries, due in part to its canal?

(a)  

What is the term for a city that is the largest city in a country and is significantly larger than other cities in that country?

(a)  

What are people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry?

(a)  

The North American Free Trade Agreement resulted in significant economic growth for this country.

(a)  

What is another name for a narrow land bridge that connects two regions?

(a)  

Given the low level of precipitation in parts of Mexico and Central America, what provides a significant source of water in this region?

(a)  

What country dwells on a cluster of coral islands north of the Greater Antilles?

(a)  

What is another name for local languages spoken in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies?

(a)  

Mexico is a major trading partner with Canada and this country.

(a)  

The blending of folk religion with Roman Catholicism is known as what?

(a)  

This region is bordered by the two Sierra Madres and dominates the landscape of Mexico.

(a)  

What is an isthmus?

(a)  

What is the name of the cluster of coral islands that form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea?

(a)  

What form of government is found in Cuba?

(a)  

What is ecotourism?

(a)  

What causes acid rain?

(a)  

Define sustainable development.

(a)  

Most people in Central America live in what vertical climate zone?

(a)  

Middle America forms a (a)   between North and South America.

(a)   is tourism that emphasizes exotic, natural environments.

Central America, which connects Mexico with South America, is an (a)   , or land bridge.

A (a)   is someone who lives illegally in an unoccupied building or on unused land.

The movement of people to a new area is called (a)   .

The Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and Lesser Antilles combine to form the (a)   .

The (a)   has substantially reduced the distance to transport goods from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

The washing of soil from construction and farming sites by rain that transfers the dirt to the ocean is known as (a)   .

Air contaminated with various chemicals produces (a)   .

Ture or False

Mexico and Central America have a violent past, stretching back to the bloody wars and human sacrifices by ancient native empires.

(a)