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How many mountain ranges make up the sierra Madre?
4
1
2
3
2
What European country was Belize controlled by?
Russia
Spain
England
France
3
What is inflation?
Overpopulation
An Economic Upturn
Rising costs
Stock Market Bubble
4
What is the most popular sport in Mexico and Central America?
Luchador Wrestling
Soccer
Golf
Football
5
What is a Isthmus?
A thin stretch of land that connects two continents
A thin stretch of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
A group of islands
A sinkhole
6
Who are Mestizos?
People with mixed european and native mexican ancestory
People native to mexico
7
What is slash and burn agriculture?
Burning forest to create farm land
The growing of tabacco
harvesting using a machete
Burning sick plants
8
What is the Rio Grande called in Mexico?
Rio Mexico
Rio Baja
Rio Bravo
Rio River
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What ocean is on Costa Rica’s coast?
Atlantic Ocean
Both pacific and Atlantic
Neither
Pacific Ocean
10
What is a Archipelago?
A group of islands
A sinkhole
A thin stretch of land that connects two continents
A thin stretch of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
11
What is NOT a music style that originated from the Caribbean?
Reggae
Swing
Ska
Calypso
12
What is the capital of Mexico?
Los Angeles
San Jose
Tijuana
Mexico city
13
What is the capital of El Salvador?
Santiago
Salvador City
San Salvador
San Juan
14
What is the capital of Honduras?
Tegucigalpa
San Salvador
Santo Domingo
Belmopan
15
Where is there a lot of smog
Mexico City
The coast
The mountans up north
By the Northern Boarder
16
What are the names of mexico's major two peninsulas
Baja California
Mayan peninsula
Yucatan peninsula
Mexican peninsula
17
What is the capital of Cuba
Matanzas
Baracoa
Havana
Varadero
18
What is the capital of Belize
Contani
San Pedro Town
Belmopan
Placencia
19
What country is north of mexico?
Canada
United States
China
El Salvador
20
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
A piece of land surrounded on all sides by water
A piece of land with water on one side
A piece of land with water on two sides
21
Belize was controlled by what colonial power
Germany
Spain
Russia
England
22
What is the capital of Costa Rica?
San Juan
Bogotá
San José
Santiago
23
What are the names of the 3 indigenous tribes
Olmecs
Myans
Aztecs
Zulus
24
What is a Banana Republic?
A republic that is ruled by banana farmers
A store commonly found in American malls
A country that is heavely influenced by American Banana Corporations
A nickname for Central American nations
25
What is the capital of Haiti?
Port-au Prince
Tegucigalpa
Belmopan
Havana
26
What is the Capital of the Dominican Republic?
Belmopan
Havana
Port-au Prince
Santo Domingo
27
Who built the Panama Canal?
The Panama Goverment
The US Government
Banana Companies
It was naturally occurring
28
What is Caribbean's and Central America's main source of revenue?
Tourism
Oil
Uraniam
Strip mining
29
What religion does most of Central America follows?
Protestantism
Mormonism
Islam
Catholisim
30
What is Mexico's most valuable mineral product?
Silver
Diamond
Gold
Bronze
31
What is Smog?
A mixture of smoke, chemicals, and fog
A dragon from the Hobbit
A southern frog
Water polution
32
Why are there a lot of people in the Caribbean that are of African heritage?
Their ancestors were slaves brought there to work plantations
The location is popular with Africans
They have always been there
They are tourists that never left
33
What is a Cash Crop?
food that is created for consumption
Crops that are used for their fiber to create money
A good Economy
A crop that is sold for profit
34
Where did the Indians learn Spanish during colonial times?
Schools
Missions
Haciendas
Private Language Teachers
35
What is the Capital of Nicaragua?
Port-au Prince
Kingston
Managua
San Jose'
36
What is the large gulf by mexico called?
The Gulf of Yucatan
The Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Texas
The Gulf of California
37
What were the two countries involved with the football war?
Honduras and El Salvador
Porto Rico and Belize
El Salvador and Mexico
Honduras and Nicaragua
38
What were the Spanish explorers called
Conquistadors
Pioneers
Navigators
Soldiers
39
What US state does NOT share a border with Mexico
Texas
Florida
California
New Mexico
40
Who Colonized Mexico?
Britan
America
Spain
France
41
Off what coast is the Big Blue Hole located?
Cuba
El Salvador
Belize
Nicaragua
42
What is an example of a cash crop?
Sugar
Wheat
Coffee beans
Tobacco
43
What is the capital of Jamaica
Belmopan
Kingston
Tegucigalpa
Havana
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What religion dominates mexico?
Catholisism
Islam
Taoism
Protistentism
