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Central America & Caribbean
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Central America has long depended on
service industries
tourism
manufacturing
cash crops
2
2 types of music blended by African and European influences.
rock and hip hop
country and folk
salsa and reggae
blues and jazz
3
I am going to make a passing grade on my test Monday.
False
True
4
Which 2 indigenous tribes were almost wiped out due to disease brought by the Spanish?
Apache & Comanche
Maya & Aztecs
Taino & Carib
Olmec & Inca
5
The Panama Canal allows ships to pass through ______ & ______ quicker.
Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean & Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean & Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea & Atlantic Ocean
6
Urban population in Central America is expected to grow because...
people are getting better health care
people are migrating from the cities
people are having more children
people are migrating from the countryside
7
Panama funded the building of the Panama Canal.
True
False
8
Why so much diversity in Caribbean Islands?
their governments are democratic
several European countries ruled them as colonies
many people from US settled there
climate varies among the islands
9
What did the Spanish bring to Central America that wiped out many Native populations?
foods
religions
customs
diseases
10
Citizens of Puerto Rico are considered US citizens.
True
False
11
Climate of the Caribbean is ______
Tropical/Wet and Dry
Marine West Coast
Mediterranean
Semiarid
12
Most people follow _____ in Central America.
Islam
Roman Catholicism & Protestant
Hinduism
Buddhism
13
___ benefits from the climate of the Caribbean Sea.
banking
telecommunications
tourism
shipbuilding
14
In Cuba goods are produced according to
supply & demand
abundance
scarcity
central government
15
US production of goods based on
state governments
abundance
market demand
scarcity
16
Not true of Haiti.
devastating earthquake in 2010
last to gain independence
widespread disease
among world's poorest nations
17
________ is a communist country.
Trinidad
Bahamas
Jamaica
Cuba
18
What was not a cause of conflict in Central America in the late 1900s?
lack of natural resources
groups demanding reforms
civil wars
unbalanced wealth
19
Cuba's relations are strained with the US today because...
communist leaders have made some government reforms
communist leaders take advantage of their fishing resources
the US does not need any of Cuba's resources
communist leaders deny citizens freedoms of speech & press
20
What creates free-trade zones for 5 Central American countries?
CAFTA
NAFTA
CAFTA-DR
GLACIERS
21
A new language developed from mixing parent languages
Papiamento
Hindustani
Creole
Cajan
22
The Panama Canal forces ships to travel around the tip of South America.
true
false