The Greater Antilles are _________________

Cuba, Jamaica,Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico

The Panama Canal allows _______________

Ships to pass through instead of having to go around South America

An isthmus is _______________

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses

The three main climate zones of Central America are _______________

tierra caliente, terra templada, terra fria

A plateau is an _________________

area that is higher than the land that surrounds it

Population density measures _____________

The number of people in a given area (as in people per square mile)

A political map shows _____________

Boundaries between countries, states, etc.

What does infrastructure mean?

Physical things needed for an economy to function (buildings, roads, etc.)

An import is __________________

Something bought and shipped in from another country

NAFTA stands for the _________________________

North American Free Trade Agreement

The climate zone where most people live is the ___________________

tierra templada (“temperate land”)

An export is ___________________

Something that is sold and shipped to another country

Two countries are located on the island of Hispanola:

Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Mexico shares a border with these countries

The United States, Guatemala, and Belize

These are features of physical geography

Location of water, mountain ranges, and forests

The ___________ and __________ are part of the western Atlantic Ocean

Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea

The name "Ring of Fire" refers to the fact that ____________

Volcanoes and earthquakes are common

A dormant volcano ______________

Could still erupt, but appears not to be active

What countries are part of NAFTA?

Canada, The United States, and Mexico

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1
The Greater Antilles are _________________
Cuba, Jamaica,Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico
The Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispanola
Snake Island, Skull Island, Fantasy Island, and Utopia
Trinidad, Aruba, Barbados, and Cuba
2
Immigration is when a person _____________________
moves to another part of the same country
moves more than three miles away
sends money home to their family
moves to a new country
3
The Panama Canal allows _______________
Fish to be taken from the nearby waters
Ships to be lifted into dry docks so that they can be repaired
Water to be diverted to farmlands
Ships to pass through instead of having to go around South America
4
An isthmus is _______________
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses
An area of extreme
A forest that has been cleared by loggers
5
Name that country!
San Juan
Columbia
Costa Rica
Belize
6
Name that country!
Nassau
Cuba
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
7
longitude measures distance _____________ and ___________ from the prime meridian
up and down
northeast and southwest
east and west
north and south
8
The mineral ore that is mined to make aluminum is _____________
plutonium
bauxite
unobtanium
adamantium
9
Name that country!
El Salvador
The Bahamas
Dominican Republic
Lesser Antilles
10
Hurricane Maria occured in ______________
2017
1963
1994
2022
11
The three main climate zones of Central America are _______________
tierra caliente, terra templada, terra fria
terra fuerte, terra débil, terra extraña
terra agria, terra dulce, terra, terra sabrosa
terra terrible, terra bonita, terra increíble
12
The Gulf of Mexico is part of the Pacific Ocean
False
True
13
A plateau is an _________________
mountain where there is always snow
underwater volcano
area that is higher than the land that surrounds it
deep valley surrounded by mountains
14
Name that country!
Honduras
Nicaragua
Jamaica
Venezuela
15
Name that country!
Costa Rica
Belize
Mexico
Panama
16
Population density measures _____________
How many people are over a certain age
How large thea average family is
The number of people in a given area (as in people per square mile)
The total number of people in a country
17
A political map shows _____________
How many people live in different countries
Who won elections in different countries
Physical features like mountains, rivers, etc.
Boundaries between countries, states, etc.
18
Name that country!
El Salvador
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Panama
19
What does infrastructure mean?
A variety of transportation routes
Things that are located below existing structures and buildings
Reasons why companies do (or do not) operate in a specific area
Physical things needed for an economy to function (buildings, roads, etc.)
20
An import is __________________
Something that can be used frequentlly
Something that is worth more over time
Something bought and shipped in from another country
Something that is not useful except in one country
21
NAFTA stands for the _________________________
Native American Free Trade Agreement
North American Free Trade Agreement
Non-American Free Trade Agreement
North American Free Trade Assignment
22
Name that country!
Haiti
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
23
Name that country!
San Juan
Belize
Panama
Honduras
24
The climate zone where most people live is the ___________________
tierra templada (“temperate land”)
tierra caliente(“hot land”)
tierra helada ("frozen land")
tierra fria (“cold land”),
25
Much of Mexico and Central America lie in the ___________________
Asian steppe
southern polar region
taiga
tropics
26
A tariff is a tax on _________________
Luxury items
Imported goods
Food and clothing
Food items high in sugar
27
The equator seperates the Earth into _____________ and ____________ hemispheres
Northern and Southern
Longitude and Latitutde
Eastern and Western
Long and Short
28
Zero degrees longitude is the _____________
Equator
North Pole
South Pole
Prime Meridian
29
Name that country!
Nicaragua
Panama
Honduras
Belize
30
The last physical barrier people face at the U.S.-Mexico border is ____________________
The Sierra Nevada Mountains
The Rio Grande
The San Andreas Faultline
Lake Superior
31
Distance above sea level is called _____________
Attitude
Magnitude
Altitude
Exactitude
32
Name that country!
Kingston
Cuba
Trinidad
Haiti
33
Name that country!
Honduras
El Salvador
Guatemala
Belize
34
An export is ___________________
Something that is not very useful
Something that we use to build houses
Something that we use in food production
Something that is sold and shipped to another country
35
Zero degrees latitude is the _______________
South Pole
North Pole
Equator
Prime meridian
36
Two countries are located on the island of Hispanola:
Haiti and the Bahamas
Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Cuba and the Dominican Republic
Trinidad and Tobago
37
Mexico shares a border with these countries
The United States, Guatemala, and Belize
The United States, Nicaragua, and Belize
The United States, Costa Rica, and Canada
Belize, The Dominican Republic, and Haiti
38
These are features of physical geography
Location of water, mountain ranges, and forests
Important industries and economic centers
Country names and borders
Population numbers and demographics
39
Name that country!
Cuba
Jamaica
The Bahamas
Lesser Antilles
40
The ___________ and __________ are part of the western Atlantic Ocean
Persian Gulf and Black Sea
Gulf of Alaska and Red Sea
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Gulf of California and Agean Sea
41
The Population of Puerto Rico is around ______________
3.2 million.
1.5 million
6 million
15 million
42
The name "Ring of Fire" refers to the fact that ____________
It is mostly cold climates and ice
There are vast swamps and dense jungles
Volcanoes and earthquakes are common
It is mostly hot climates and tropical forests
43
A dormant volcano ______________
Could still erupt, but appears not to be active
Is just a mountain
Shows signs that it will erupt soon
Will never erupt again
44
Latitude lines measure distance ________ and _______ from the equator
long and short
north and south
east and west
southeast and northwest
45
A hurricane's winds are strongest near the _____________
Eye of the storm
West side of the storm
East side of the storm
Outer edge of the storm
46
What countries are part of NAFTA?
Canada, The United States, and Mexico
Canada, the United Kingdom, and Cuba
The United States, Costa Rica, and Venezuela
Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize

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