Central America & Caribbean

The West Indies extend in an arc from just south of ______________ to Venezuela.

Which 2 countries have the largest African populations in the region?

True/False   Cuba is the only country in the Caribbean that has a command economy.

Which country do most of the region's Central American Indians live?

True/False   The tropical wet & dry climates are typical in the region.

Which Central American country did the U.S. build a canal in?

Jamaica has major deposits of the ore from which aluminum is made.  This ore is known as

True/False   Independence came to Spanish Central America in the 1960s.

True/False   In Central America, the climate zones follow the terrain.

Which ocean lies west of Central America?

True/False   The interior regions of Central America are flat and dessert-like.

True/False  The Lesser Antilles include more than 2,000 small island countries and territories.

Which ocean do the islands of the Bahamas lie in?

Central America is a(n) __________________ that links North America & South America.

Haiti and the Dominican Republic are located on the island of

Which of the following countries was once led by Fidel Castro?

True/False  Nearly all of the region's people were farmers when Europeans arrived.

Which of the following is not part of the Greater Antilles?

The only Central American country in which Spanish is not the official language?

Which of the following countries won independence from France in 1804?

Which Central American country was the last to gain its independence?

True/False   Most of the early natives in Central America died from European diseases.

True/False   Mangrove trees are unusual because they grow in salt water.

How many countries are there in Central America?

The first wave of Europeans in the Caribbean was 

Which Central American country do rich landowners control most of the land?

True/False  Unemployment and underemployment are high in the Caribbean.

True/False  The Central American region has been shaped by the tectonic processes.

Which of the following is NOT an important commercial crop in the region?

True/False   The Cayman Islands were formed by a coral reef.

Since 1960 the total population of the Caribbean has

The majority of people in Central America are

True/False  People of African descent are a significant group in Belize & Panama.

True/False    Hurricanes are a major hazard in the region.

When Columbus landed in the Bahamas, he thought he had reached islands off the coast of

True/False    Most of the people in Central America are Muslim.

Which is the least developed country in Central America?

True/False  The term East Indies is used today to describe the islands of the Caribbean region.

Which Central American country has the highest standard of living?

True/False  Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of Britain.