5th/6th Grade History Test chapters 15-16

In communist countries people are not allowed a trial by jury

Built a great civilization in the Western Hemisphere

H

Communists are not interested in controlling newspapers and media

Man who conquered Malaria

F

cornfield that became a volcano

Most mountainous country of the West Indies

capital of Mexico

The Island called the "Isle of spice"

Grenada is a leading producer of what spice?

K

First Communist dictatorship in the Western Hemisphere.

Peaceful Indians in Mexico

Fixed daily allowances of food or drink

In communist countries people are treated fairly

Capital of Belize

West Indian island whose residents are U.S. Citizens

L

An important natural resource in Mexico

1903 was the year Mount Pelee erupted.

Communists believe in no private property

Largest lake in Central America

In a communist country a family has plenty of privacy.

Only U.S. possession where people drive on the left side of the road

"Island of Springs"

A tall Mexican hat

smallest bird in the world

D

G

Nicauragua is the largest country of Central America.

First European city in the Americas.

The river that is a boundary between Part of Mexico and Texas

Largest seashell found in the Americas

The Pico Duarte is the highest peak in the West Indies.

Two peninsulas in Mexico

Largest native cat in the Western Hemisphere

A

Communists are atheists

E

October 12, 1492

second largest island in the West Indies and home to two countries

Capital of Panama

second oldest independent nation in the Western Hemisphere

B

The metal that Mexico leads the world in mining.

Where Columbus first landed in the New World

R

P

C

The island that lies furthest east of all the West Indian Islands.

Q

In communist countries citizens must receive permission from the government to move

O

Two mountain ranges in Mexico

Spanish exporer who defeated the Aztecs

Group of islands where Christopher Columbus first landed

In communist countries people are sometimes allowed to vote but they are only allowed to vote for communists

Center for Mexico's steel industry

A Mexican celebration

M

capital of Guatemala

A fish in the Caribbean waters that has a spearlike snout.

Smartest monkey in the Western Hemisphere

J

capital of Honduras