Chapter 7 Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Review Quiz

Which term refers to one nation taking control of an area and dominating its government, economy, and society?

What events have caused problems for Central American countries economies?

Which country is a territory of the United States?

During colonial periods, which area did Britain claim?

Mexico and Central America are bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west.

What is the name of the group of larger Caribbean Islands?

What ocean are the Caribbean islands found in?

Mexico gained its independence in 1821

Cuba has a strong economy.

What are Mexico's most important resources?

Which country in the Caribbean Islands ranks among the world's poorest nations?

The most important cash crops grown on the Central American plantations were bananas, sugarcane, and _____.

Which term refers to money sent back to the homeland by people who migrated someplace else to find work?

What is the name of the smaller islands in the Caribbean?

Which mineral is used to make aluminum?

Who was the leader of the Conquistadors that conquered the Aztecs?

In southern Mexico, many farmers engage in _____ farming, growing just enough food to feed themselves and their families

What is the most important river that runs between the United States and Mexico?

In recent decades, Mexico has developed its ____ industry.

What is a major part of the Caribbean Islands economy?

Name the trade agreement between the US, Dominican Republic, and 5 Central American countries.

Hispaniola is home to two countries: Haiti and _____. 

What type of government did Cuba have in the 1900's?

Who was the leader of Cuba in the 1950's?

What group of people lived in Mexico in 300 AD?

What are the Caribbean's most important resource(s)?

The Columbian Exchange resulted in the spread of diseases into different parts of the world.

The economies of Central American countries were slow to develop because these countries were too dependent on _____.

Cuba's economy is in poor condition after decades of _____. 

What resource(s) are important to Mexico?

What has Central America relied on in the past to keep up their economy?

Which country is Mexico's biggest trading partner?

What country held Panama shortly before the United States built the Panama Canal?

Mexico and Central America lie along the _____ that rims the Pacific Ocean and causes earthquakes and volcanoes.

Air pollution is a major problem in Mexico City because the city is located _____.

What are the challenges that Mexico faces?

About 3,000 years ago, the _____ civilization flourished in what is now Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, Guatemala, and Beliz

What is the major religion in Central America?

Mexico has a 1,951-mile (3,140-km) border with _____.

Which of the following is one of the world's most important waterways found in Central America?

What was the group that conquered much of Mexico?

Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of ___________----.

What is the capital of the Aztec empire?

One of the four vertical climate zones in the region is tierra caliente, which has _____.

The Mayan made accurate calendars.

Haiti gained its independence from _____ in 1804.

What is the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada called?

The heartland of Mexico is a vast highland region called the _____.

Mexico and Central America form a peninsula between North and South America.

What is the chief language in all Central American countries, except for Belize?